Best Culinary Arts colleges in California

Best Culinary Arts colleges in California for 2025

Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College offers 4 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a midsize city. In 2022, 19 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 13 Certificates, and 6 Associate's degrees.

Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA

Grossmont College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2022, 40 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 29 Certificates, and 11 Associate's degrees.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College offers 2 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 132 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 79 Certificates, and 53 Associate's degrees.

Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a midsize city. In 2022, 88 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 66 Certificates, and 22 Associate's degrees.

Cypress College
Cypress, CA

Cypress College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 89 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 62 Certificates, and 27 Associate's degrees.

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

Riverside City College offers 4 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 62 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 47 Certificates, and 15 Associate's degrees.

Laney College
Oakland, CA

Laney College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 31 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 19 Certificates, and 12 Associate's degrees.

Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College is a 2-year public school located in suburban Norwalk, California with just over 20,000 students and a strong bachelor’s placement program. This school has 1 Culinary Arts degree program. Graduates from the class of 2021 were awarded 38 certificates and 30 associate degrees. The Cerritos Falcons are led by their school mascot, Franco.

Los Angeles Harbor College offers 4 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 39 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 37 Certificates, and 2 Associate's degrees.

Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2022, 21 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 13 Certificates, and 8 Associate's degrees.

Top schools offering Culinary Arts degrees in California

List of all Culinary Arts colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Santa Rosa Junior College Logo Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
1/5
50 : 1 15,552
Grossmont College Logo Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
1/5
45 : 1 12,862
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Logo Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
1/5
64 : 1 10,377
Orange Coast College Logo Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
1/5
63 : 1 16,614
Cypress College Logo Cypress College Cypress, CA
1/5
57 : 1 13,523