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Catering Schools in California

California contains 58 schools that offer catering programs. Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center, the highest-ranking catering school in CA, has a total student population of 1,618 and is the 1337th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 58 catering schools in California, only 38 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire comes out as the most expensive ($39,200/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.

Catering students from California schools who go on to become caterers, professional caterers, food service managers, food service directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 11,218,260 people working as food preparation and serving related employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $20,880. Also, Meeting and convention planners make on average $48,060 per year and there are about 51,530 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 5,370 employed meeting and convention planners earning an average yearly salary of $51,410. Food preparation and serving related employees in this state earn $21,920/yr and there are 1,249,590 employed.

Also, within the catering schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from catering, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Catering Programs in California

The Art Institute of California-San Diego

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Santa Rosa Junior College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City College of San Francisco

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Mt San Antonio College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Orange Coast College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Diablo Valley College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

MiraCosta College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Southwestern College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Allan Hancock College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Oxnard College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Ana College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Cypress College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

American River College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

College of the Canyons

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Bakersfield College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Grossmont College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Mission College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Victor Valley College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Chaffey College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Long Beach City College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Fresno City College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Monterey Peninsula College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College of the Sequoias

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

The Art Institute of California-Sacramento

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Cosumnes River College

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of California–Sunnyvale

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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See Also

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• Online Catering Schools
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