2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #132 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 13 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 828 associate degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general cooking & related culinary arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general cooking & related culinary arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general cooking & related culinary arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general cooking & related culinary arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general cooking & related culinary arts students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts.

10 Top Schools for an Associate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you want to pursue an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts needs to look into NorthWest Arkansas Community College. NWACC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Bentonville.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from NorthWest Arkansas Community College

3

Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Kapiolani Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Kapiolani Community College

4

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Riverside City College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Riverside City College is a very large public college located in the city of Riverside.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Riverside City College

5

Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

MCC is a small public college located in the town of Meridian.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Meridian Community College

6

Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Pueblo.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Pueblo Community College

7

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

8

Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Los Angeles Trade Technical College

9

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Raymond.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Hinds Community College

10

Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Leeward CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pearl City.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Leeward Community College

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts by Region

View the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	3,952
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	1,593
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	545
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	62
Institutional Food Workers	37
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	16
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	3
Wine Steward/Sommelier	2
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager	1

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.