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2023 Most Popular Food Processing Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Food Processing Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 237 people earned a degree or certificate in food processing, making the major the #340 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Food Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food Processing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for food processing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute the most popular school in the United States for food processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Wooster, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food processing schools in the United States. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

Women make up 40% of the food processing majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food processing schools in the United States. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Puget Sound Community College is a great place for food processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Food Processing Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great place for food processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Garden City Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food processing schools in the United States. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Garden City.

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Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Nash Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food processing schools in the United States. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food processing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Rockingham Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Wentworth.

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Food Processing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Food Processing is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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).
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