Top Arizona Cooking Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Cooking Schools in Arizona

Arizona contains seventeen schools that offer cooking programs. East Valley Institute of Technology, the highest-ranking cooking school in AZ, has a total student population of 270 and is the 1263rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 17 cooking schools in Arizona, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Scottsdale Culinary Institute comes out as the most expensive ($44,966/yr), with Pima Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,259/yr.

Cooking students from Arizona schools who go on to become chefs, cooks, sous chefs, line cooks, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 94,300 people working as chefs and head cooks alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $44,240. Also, Cooks, private household make on average $27,720 per year and there are about 770 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the cooking schools in Arizona, the average student population is 7,131 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from cooking, there are 3266 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,667 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,108, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Cooking Programs in Arizona

The Art Institute of Phoenix

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

Levels offered: Associates

Rio Salado College

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

Levels offered: Certificate

Central Arizona College

Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Cochise College

Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Levels offered: Certificate

Pima Community College

Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Levels offered: Certificate

Phoenix College

Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Levels offered: Certificate

Arizona Interesting Facts

Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.
The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona.
The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state flower. The white flower blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is the largest American cactus.
Arizona leads the nation in copper production.
Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.

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