2026 Rankings

    Best Institutional Cook Schools

    Data-driven rankings of 23 trade colleges with Institutional Cook programs. No paid placements.

    23 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data

    Showing 1–23 of 23 schools

    #1
    77.0/ 100
    Somerset County Technology Center

    Somerset, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:90%
    Student-Faculty:2:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$7,400
    Financial Aid:100%
    #2
    71.1/ 100
    Clearfield County Career and Technology Center

    Clearfield, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:77%
    Student-Faculty:1:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$7,640
    Financial Aid:100%
    #3
    66.1/ 100
    Indiana County Technology Center

    Indiana, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:76%
    Student-Faculty:2:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$11,335
    Financial Aid:80%
    #3
    66.1/ 100
    Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

    Altoona, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:70%
    Student-Faculty:5:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,702
    Financial Aid:99%
    #5
    61.6/ 100
    Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center

    Johnstown, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:72%
    Student-Faculty:3:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$14,082
    Financial Aid:88%
    #6
    53.6/ 100
    Southeast Community College Area

    Lincoln, NE · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:34%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:85%
    #7
    49.1/ 100
    Montgomery Community College

    Troy, NC · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:45%
    Student-Faculty:4:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:53%
    #8
    48.2/ 100
    Berks Career & Technology Center

    Leesport, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:78%
    Student-Faculty:N/A
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$16,838
    Financial Aid:71%
    #9
    46.8/ 100
    Alamance Community College

    Graham, NC · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:31%
    Student-Faculty:3:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:69%
    #10
    46.6/ 100
    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson, MS · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:44%
    Student-Faculty:14:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:94%
    #11
    45.5/ 100
    Carteret Community College

    Morehead City, NC · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:39%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:61%
    #12
    44.3/ 100
    Grad Rate:45%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$8,500
    Financial Aid:71%
    #13
    42.7/ 100
    Columbus Technical College

    Columbus, GA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:30%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:84%
    #14
    42.3/ 100
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

    Albuquerque, NM · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:42%
    Student-Faculty:8:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:100%
    #15
    38.2/ 100
    Horry-Georgetown Technical College

    Conway, SC · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:31%
    Student-Faculty:13:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:89%
    #16
    37.7/ 100
    Pierpont Community and Technical College

    Fairmont, WV · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:34%
    Student-Faculty:11:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:91%
    #17
    36.4/ 100
    Lamar Institute of Technology

    Beaumont, TX · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:33%
    Student-Faculty:12:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:77%
    #18
    35.2/ 100
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    Delaware County Community College

    Media, PA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:18%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:75%
    #19
    34.1/ 100
    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:28%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:80%
    #19
    34.1/ 100
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    Atlantic Cape Community College

    Mays Landing, NJ · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:25%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:77%
    #21
    33.6/ 100
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    Trident Technical College

    Charleston, SC · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:24%
    Student-Faculty:14:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:93%
    #22
    32.5/ 100
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    Salt Lake Community College

    Salt Lake City, UT · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:24%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:64%
    #23
    31.6/ 100
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    Central Arizona College

    Coolidge, AZ · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:12%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Institutional Cook Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:77%

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

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