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2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
544 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #168 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 544 degrees in culinary arts/chef training to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts/Chef Training School

Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Far Western US Region The culinary arts/chef training program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training rankings. We derive our Best Overall Culinary Arts/Chef Training School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of culinary arts/chef training degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR

Every student who is interested in culinary arts/chef training has to look into Southwestern Oregon Community College. SWOCC is a small public college located in the town of Coos Bay. This college ranks 15th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 24 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at SWOCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Spokane Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 25th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 19 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Spokane Community College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
63 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in culinary arts/chef training needs to look into College of Southern Nevada. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #500 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CSN is a great college overall.

There were about 63 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
208 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a degree in culinary arts/chef training from Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles

Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts/chef training schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 94
Oregon 587 33
Nevada 354 46
Alaska 167 10

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 1,380
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 300
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 283
Institutional Food Workers 13
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 11
Wine Steward/Sommelier 4
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 4
Culinary Science/Culinology 1

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