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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #76 most popular major in Kentucky with 109 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Somerset Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kentucky. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,488 a year.

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#2

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sullivan University are $13,500 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Sullivan University accumulate an average of around $17,013 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $473, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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