Cooking and Related Culinary Arts General

A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation, cooking techniques, equipment operation and maintenance, sanitation and safety, communication skills, applicable regulations, and principles of food service management.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 134 institutions across the United States, with a total of 12088 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

2,758

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

828

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,502

awards given

Top Schools for Cooking and Related Culinary Arts General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	NUC University Bayamon, PR	1,083
2	Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK	527
3	Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA	369
4	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS	369
5	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	350
6	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	335
7	Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA	286
8	Grossmont College El Cajon, CA	285
9	Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX	264
10	Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA	245
11	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	243
12	Cypress College Cypress, CA	234
13	Yavapai College Prescott, AZ	220
14	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	212
15	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	197
16	Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI	177
17	Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia, MD	177
18	Culinary Tech Center White Plains, NY	172
19	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	169
20	Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton Shelton, CT	159
21	Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO	158
22	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	153
23	Northeast Technology Center Pryor, OK	150
24	J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA	143
25	Florida Education Institute Miami, FL	138
26	Helms College Augusta, GA	128
27	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	128
28	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	126
29	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	120
30	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	118
31	Rappahannock Community College Glenns, VA	112
32	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	112
33	Dorsey College-Roseville Roseville, MI	111
34	Columbia College Sonora, CA	104
35	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	102
36	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	99
37	College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	98
38	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	98
39	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	94
40	Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee, OK	93
41	Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN	92
42	National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA	92
43	Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO	92
44	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	86
45	Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA	84
46	Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI	84
47	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO	82
48	Meridian Technology Center Stillwater, OK	82
49	Kauai Community College Lihue, HI	77
50	Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton, MA	76
51	Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA	75
52	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	75
53	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	72
54	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	69
55	Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK	66
56	American River College Sacramento, CA	66
57	Woodland Community College Woodland, CA	65
58	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR	63
59	Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS	63
60	Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA	63
61	ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	60
62	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	59
63	Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK	59
64	Laney College Oakland, CA	58
65	Autry Technology Center Enid, OK	57
66	Meridian Community College Meridian, MS	57
67	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	57
68	University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI	54
69	Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI	51
70	ICPR Junior College Manati, PR	51
71	YTI Career Institute-York York, PA	51
72	Oxnard College Oxnard, CA	48
73	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	48
74	Great Plains Technology Center Lawton, OK	48
75	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS	48
76	Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS	48
77	Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA	48
78	San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA	45
79	Yuba College Marysville, CA	45
80	Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw, OK	44
81	Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA	44
82	Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA	40
83	San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA	39
84	College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA	37
85	Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV	36
86	Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA	36
87	Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ	36
88	Butler Community College El Dorado, KS	33
89	ICPR Junior College Hato Rey, PR	30
90	Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS	30
91	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	28
92	Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN	28
93	Sullivan University Louisville, KY	28
94	Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City, OK	27
95	Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV	24
96	Albany Technical College Albany, GA	24
97	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	24
98	Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM	24
99	East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS	24
100	ICPR Junior College-Arecibo Arecibo, PR	24