2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in Arkansas

Culinary Arts is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of culinary arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 associate degrees in culinary arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School for Your Associate Degree

The culinary arts associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in Arkansas ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of culinary arts students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Culinary Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for culinary arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Culinary Arts in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in culinary arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Culinary Arts Students Working on Their Associate

1

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR

51 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in Arkansas.

There were about 51 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UA Pulaski Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

2

NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR

30 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at NorthWest Arkansas Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in culinary arts. NWACC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bentonville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in Arkansas.

There were about 30 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at NWACC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from NorthWest Arkansas Community College

3

Ozarka College
Melbourne, AR

2 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ozarka College if you want to pursue an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the remote area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public college with a small student population.

There were about 2 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Ozarka College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from Ozarka College

4

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is a popular choice for students interested in an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public university with a small student population. More information about a associate in culinary arts from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	138	105
North Carolina	125	590
Georgia	120	232
Florida	115	461
Virginia	96	474
Tennessee	94	20
West Virginia	93	22
Kentucky	93	186
Louisiana	70	111
South Carolina	69	136
Alabama	68	64

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Rankings in Majors Related to Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts is one of 3 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	36
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	30
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	15
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	2

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Funeral & Mortuary Science	23
Cosmetology	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images. More about our data sources and methodologies.