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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$1,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #141 most popular major in California with 408 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our analysis found Cerritos College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cerritos College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Cerritos College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $1,238 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Los Angeles Trade Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,729.

Full Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Antelope Valley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at UAV take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,033.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Institute of Technology is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clovis, Fresno Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Fresno Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $12,237 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at Institute of Technology Report

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
Washington 158
Oregon 66
Nevada 61
Hawaii 111
Alaska 10

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 4 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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