2026 Rankings

    Best Food Service Manager Schools

    Data-driven rankings of 101 trade colleges with Food Service Manager programs. No paid placements.

    101 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data

    Showing 1–25 of 101 schools

    #1
    73.5/ 100
    Waynesville Career Center

    Waynesville, MO · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:69%
    Student-Faculty:1:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$4,229
    Financial Aid:100%
    #2
    73.2/ 100
    Mountainland Technical College

    Lehi, UT · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:72%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$4,753
    Financial Aid:86%
    #3
    66.1/ 100
    Florida Education Institute

    Miami, FL · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:80%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$17,069
    Financial Aid:93%
    #3
    66.1/ 100
    Great Plains Technology Center

    Lawton, OK · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:80%
    Student-Faculty:2:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$2,494
    Financial Aid:62%
    #5
    65.0/ 100
    Georgia Northwestern Technical College

    Rome, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:45%
    Student-Faculty:11:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:92%
    #6
    63.1/ 100
    Athens Technical College

    Athens, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:38%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:83%
    #7
    62.3/ 100
    Alaska Vocational Technical Center

    Seward, AK · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:86%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$5,222
    Financial Aid:60%
    #7
    62.3/ 100
    Nicolet Area Technical College

    Rhinelander, WI · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:55%
    Student-Faculty:5:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:91%
    #7
    62.3/ 100
    Central Community College

    Grand Island, NE · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:53%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:3
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:87%
    #10
    61.8/ 100
    Lanier Technical College

    Gainesville, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:39%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:81%
    #11
    61.7/ 100
    Central New Mexico Community College

    Albuquerque, NM · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:32%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:92%
    #12
    61.5/ 100
    Waukesha County Technical College

    Pewaukee, WI · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:44%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:35%
    #13
    61.2/ 100
    Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

    Philadelphia, PA · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:57%
    Student-Faculty:3:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:100%
    #14
    61.0/ 100
    South Georgia Technical College

    Americus, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:51%
    Student-Faculty:11:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:94%
    #15
    60.7/ 100
    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

    Fennimore, WI · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:70%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:86%
    #16
    60.3/ 100
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    West Georgia Technical College

    Waco, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:36%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:91%
    #17
    60.1/ 100
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    Ogeechee Technical College

    Statesboro, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:50%
    Student-Faculty:11:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:88%
    #18
    60.0/ 100
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    Emily Griffith Technical College

    Denver, CO · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:87%
    Student-Faculty:44:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$9,978
    Financial Aid:98%
    #19
    59.9/ 100
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    North Georgia Technical College

    Clarkesville, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:41%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:88%
    #20
    59.8/ 100
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    Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

    Valdosta, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:42%
    Student-Faculty:12:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:94%
    #21
    59.3/ 100
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    Santa Rosa Junior College

    Santa Rosa, CA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:34%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:82%
    #22
    59.0/ 100
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    Connecticut State Community College

    New Britain, CT · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:25%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:94%
    #23
    58.0/ 100
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    Southeast Community College Area

    Lincoln, NE · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:34%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:3
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:85%
    #24
    57.4/ 100
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    Coastal Pines Technical College

    Waycross, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:54%
    Student-Faculty:13:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:90%
    #25
    57.0/ 100
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    Southern Crescent Technical College

    Griffin, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:42%
    Student-Faculty:13:1
    Food Service Manager Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:89%

    Rankings evaluate trade and vocational colleges offering Food Service Manager programs using six weighted metrics derived from federal IPEDS data. Percentile ranks are computed within the Food Service Manager group specifically.

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