2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #97 most popular major in Washington.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Washington. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 408 |
Oregon | 66 |
Nevada | 61 |
Hawaii | 111 |
Alaska | 10 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 107,895 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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