by our College Data Analytics Team
Culinary Arts is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on culinary arts in the The Plains States Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 29 schools in the The Plains States Region that offer culinary arts awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where culinary arts makes up the largest share of degrees in the The Plains States Region.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to culinary arts than Kansas City Kansas Community College. Set in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public institution. About 6% of the degrees Kansas City Kansas Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Kansas City Kansas Community College
Iowa Western Community College ranks #2 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Iowa Western Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 45 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Iowa Western Community College
Hennepin Technical College ranks #3 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Hennepin Technical College
Southeast Community College Area is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College Area is a public institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Southeast Community College Area
A rank of #5 makes Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College one of the most focused schools for culinary arts. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College awards are in culinary arts, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College
Flint Hills Technical College ranked #6 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Flint Hills Technical College is a public school located in the town of Emporia. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Flint Hills Technical College
College Of The Ozarks landed the #7 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the town of Point Lookout, College Of The Ozarks is a private not-for-profit university. About 2% of the degrees College Of The Ozarks awards are in culinary arts, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for College Of The Ozarks
Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #8 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school located in the city of Sioux City. About 2% of the degrees Western Iowa Tech Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Western Iowa Tech Community College
Saint Louis Community College comes in at #9 for culinary arts focus this year. Saint Louis Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Bridgeton. About 2% of the degrees Saint Louis Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Saint Louis Community College
East Central College placed #10 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the town of Union, East Central College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for East Central College
Marshalltown Community College comes in at #11 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the town of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Marshalltown Community College
Butler Community College comes in at #12 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler Community College is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Butler Community College
Metropolitan Community College Area landed the #13 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Omaha, Metropolitan Community College Area is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Metropolitan Community College Area
Mitchell Technical Institute placed #14 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Technical Institute is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Mitchell Technical Institute awards are in culinary arts, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Mitchell Technical Institute
Kirkwood Community College landed the #15 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College
North Dakota State College Of Science ranked #16 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College Of Science is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at North Dakota State College Of Science
Central Lakes College Brainerd comes in at #17 for culinary arts focus this year. Central Lakes College Brainerd is a public school located in the town of Brainerd. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Central Lakes College Brainerd
Johnson County Community College placed #18 for culinary arts by degree focus. Johnson County Community College is a public school located in the city of Overland Park. About 1% of the degrees Johnson County Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Johnson County Community College
North Central Kansas Technical College ranked #19 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. North Central Kansas Technical College is a public school located in the rural area of Beloit. About 1% of the degrees North Central Kansas Technical College awards are in culinary arts, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for North Central Kansas Technical College
Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #20 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Springfield, Ozarks Technical Community College is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Ozarks Technical Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Ozarks Technical Community College
Eastern Iowa Community College District comes in at #21 for culinary arts focus this year. Set in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community College District is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Eastern Iowa Community College District awards are in culinary arts, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Eastern Iowa Community College District
Ridgewater College ranked #22 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Ridgewater College is a public school located in the town of Willmar. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Ridgewater College
Washburn Institute Of Technology placed #23 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Institute Of Technology is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Washburn Institute Of Technology
St Charles Community College landed the #24 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. St Charles Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Cottleville. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at St Charles Community College
Indian Hills Community College comes in at #25 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the town of Ottumwa, Indian Hills Community College is a public university. About 0.8% of the degrees Indian Hills Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Indian Hills Community College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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