2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #132 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 associate degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts to qualified students.

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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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 complete 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in Mississippi

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general cooking & related culinary arts students seeking a an associate degree.

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

1

Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Meridian Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. MCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Meridian.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Meridian Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-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

3

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts needs to take a look at Hinds Community College. Hinds Community College is a moderately-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

Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	41
Arkansas	161	20
Virginia	158	92

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	5
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	5

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.