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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$3,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #35 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Colorado 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

#1

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Our analysis found Pikes Peak Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Colorado. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Culinary Arts at Pikes Peak Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Colorado. Escoffier - Boulder is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,632.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 36
Idaho 19
Montana 17
Wyoming 7

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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