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Culinary Arts & Personal Services community-college programs in California

49 community colleges in California report awarding credentials in Culinary Arts & Personal Services. Culinary, baking, hospitality, and cosmetology programs with strong placement records. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Culinary Arts & Personal Services program in California, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with California public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within California published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for California and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Skyline CollegeSan Bruno11%
  2. San Jose City CollegeSan Jose9%
  3. Laney CollegeOakland8%
  4. Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar7%
  5. Columbia CollegeSonora7%
  6. Barstow Community CollegeBarstow6%
  7. Compton CollegeCompton6%
  8. Sacramento City CollegeSacramento5%
  9. Riverside City CollegeRiverside4%
  10. San Diego City CollegeSan Diego4%
  11. Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach3%
  12. Gavilan CollegeGilroy3%
  13. Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe3%
  14. College of San MateoSan Mateo3%
  15. Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington3%
  16. Fullerton CollegeFullerton2%
  17. Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo2%
  18. Cabrillo CollegeAptos2%
  19. Woodland Community CollegeWoodland2%
  20. Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon2%
  21. Lemoore CollegeLemoore2%
  22. American River CollegeSacramento1%
  23. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica1%
  24. Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara1%
  25. Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey1%
  26. College of the SequoiasVisalia1%
  27. Mission CollegeSanta Clara1%
  28. Southwestern CollegeChula Vista1%
  29. Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill1%
  30. College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita1%
  31. Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga1%
  32. El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance1%
  33. Solano Community CollegeFairfield1%
  34. San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego1%
  35. San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino1%
  36. Napa Valley CollegeNapa1%
  37. San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton1%
  38. Pasadena City CollegePasadena1%
  39. Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut1%
  40. Oxnard CollegeOxnard0%
  41. Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo0%
  42. Mendocino CollegeUkiah0%
  43. Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto0%
  44. Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento0%
  45. Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield0%
  46. Shasta CollegeRedding0%
  47. Yuba CollegeMarysville0%
  48. Fresno City CollegeFresno0%
  49. Merced CollegeMerced0%

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