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 2023, 26 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 24 Certificates, and 2 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 2023, 80 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 64 Certificates, and 16 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 2023, 123 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 77 Certificates, and 46 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 2023, 78 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 56 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 small city. In 2023, 70 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 49 Certificates, and 21 Associate's degrees.

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

Riverside City College offers 4 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a very large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2023, 89 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 68 Certificates, and 21 Associate's degrees.

Laney College
Oakland, CA

Laney College offers 3 Culinary Arts degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2023, 18 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 11 Certificates, and 7 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 2023, 14 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 9 Associate's degrees, and 5 Certificates.

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 2023, 17 Culinary Arts students graduated with students earning 11 Certificates, and 6 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
54 : 1 16,803
Grossmont College Logo Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
1/5
70 : 1 13,591
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Logo Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
1/5
72 : 1 12,655
Orange Coast College Logo Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
1/5
66 : 1 17,085
Cypress College Logo Cypress College Cypress, CA
1/5
59 : 1 13,992