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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Hawaii

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 111 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Hawaii to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kapiolani Community College the most popular school in Hawaii for culinary arts students. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Honolulu.

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Out of the 5 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii Maui College landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

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#3

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Leeward Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Leeward CC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pearl City.

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The excellent programs at Hawaii Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Hawaii. Located in the remote town of Hilo, Hawaii CC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kauai Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Hawaii list. Kauai CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lihue.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 408
Washington 158
Oregon 66
Nevada 61
Alaska 10

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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