Culinary Arts Chef Training

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 358 institutions across the United States, with a total of 33576 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

6,020

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3,952

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

205

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

109

certificates awarded

Other Awards

23,290

awards given

Top Schools for Culinary Arts Chef Training

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
6,111
2 Institute of Culinary Education
New York, NY
1,692
3 Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
1,263
4 Institute of Culinary Education
Pasadena, CA
762
5 Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
727
6 Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI
558
7 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
526
8 Lee College
Baytown, TX
464
9 SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
428
10 Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI
416
11 Arizona Culinary Institute
Scottsdale, AZ
363
12 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
344
13 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
329
14 National Louis University
Chicago, IL
323
15 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
320
16 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
318
17 Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
307
18 University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR
282
19 Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, AZ
274
20 Helms College
Augusta, GA
258
21 The Culinary School of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
252
22 Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
247
23 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
246
24 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
240
25 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
208
26 Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
205
27 South Plains College
Levelland, TX
191
28 Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Miami, FL
188
29 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
186
30 Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
180
31 Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC
172
32 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
170
33 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC
169
34 International Air and Hospitality Academy
Vancouver, WA
168
35 NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
167
36 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
164
37 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
163
38 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
156
39 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
153
40 Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL
147
41 Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, LA
147
42 Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
138
43 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
136
44 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
135
45 Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia, MI
131
46 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
129
47 Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ
127
48 Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
127
49 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
126
50 Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
123
51 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
122
52 Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, NC
121
53 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
120
54 Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO
120
55 Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
119
56 William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL
118
57 Nunez Community College
Chalmette, LA
118
58 Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN
117
59 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
117
60 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
116
61 Richland Community College
Decatur, IL
115
62 Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI
114
63 Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL
113
64 Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
113
65 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK
111
66 Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
111
67 Monroe College
Bronx, NY
108
68 Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
105
69 Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
105
70 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
105
71 South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA
103
72 H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, AL
101
73 Orange Technical College-West Campus
Winter Garden, FL
100
74 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
100
75 Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA
99
76 Houston Community College
Houston, TX
99
77 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
98
78 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
98
79 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
96
80 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR
96
81 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita, PR
96
82 Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY
96
83 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
95
84 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
95
85 Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
93
86 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY
93
87 IVAEM College
Caguas, PR
90
88 Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA
90
89 Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
90
90 Odessa College
Odessa, TX
89
91 Coastal Carolina Community College
Jacksonville, NC
88
92 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
87
93 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR
84
94 Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
81
95 Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
81
96 Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, FL
81
97 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
80
98 Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ
78
99 Galveston College
Galveston, TX
78
100 East Central College
Union, MO
78