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Culinary Schools in Illinois

Twenty eight Illinois culinary colleges offer certificates, associate's, and bachelor's degrees in pastry and baking, culinary arts, kitchen assistance, culinary management and administration, and cooking.

See the best Illinois culinary schools below on the left hand side or use the links on the right to narrow your search by program, desired diploma, or city in Illinois.

Top 25 culinary schools in Illinois:

1. Kendall College

Located in Chicago, 6 culinary majors

2. Elgin Community College

Located in Elgin, 8 culinary majors

3. The Illinois Institute of Art Chicago

Located in Chicago, 4 culinary majors

4. Robert Morris University Illinois

Located in Chicago, 2 culinary majors

5. Joliet Junior College

Located in Joliet, 2 culinary majors

6. Dominican University

Located in River Forest, 2 culinary majors

7. College of Lake County

Located in Grayslake, 9 culinary majors

8. City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College

Located in Chicago, 2 culinary majors

9. Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Chicago

Located in Chicago, 5 culinary majors

10. City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy King College

Located in Chicago, 7 culinary majors

11. College of DuPage

Located in Glen Ellyn, 5 culinary majors

12. Richland Community College

Located in Decatur, 5 culinary majors

13. Lake Land College

Located in Mattoon, 1 culinary major

14. Southwestern Illinois College

Located in Belleville, 4 culinary majors

15. Triton College

Located in River Grove, 7 culinary majors

16. Rend Lake College

Located in Ina, 4 culinary majors

17. Harper College

Located in Palatine, 3 culinary majors

18. Saint Augustine College

Located in Chicago, 2 culinary majors

19. Illinois Central College

Located in East Peoria, 2 culinary majors

20. Lincoln Land Community College

Located in Springfield, 2 culinary majors

21. Danville Area Community College

Located in Danville, 1 culinary major

22. John Wood Community College

Located in Quincy, 1 culinary major

23. Kaskaskia College

Located in Centralia, 5 culinary majors

24. Moraine Valley Community College

Located in Palos Hills, 4 culinary majors

25. McHenry County College

Located in Crystal Lake, 3 culinary majors

Illinois culinary schools by program:

General Cooking is offered in 1 school
Culinary Arts is offered in 18 schools
Administration and Management is offered in 22 schools
Kitchen Assistance is offered in 8 schools
Baking and Pastry is offered in 13 schools

Illinois culinary schools by diploma:

Certificates are offered by 25 schools
Associate's Degrees are offered by 20 schools
Bachelor's Degrees are offered by 3 schools

Illinois culinary schools by city:

Belleville: 4 programs offered in 1 school
Centralia: 5 programs offered in 1 school
Champaign: 3 programs offered in 1 school
Chicago: 12 programs offered in 8 schools
Crystal Lake: 3 programs offered in 1 school
Danville: 1 program offered in 1 school
Decatur: 5 programs offered in 1 school
East Peoria: 2 programs offered in 1 school
Elgin: 8 programs offered in 1 school
Glen Ellyn: 5 programs offered in 1 school
Grayslake: 9 programs offered in 1 school
Ina: 4 programs offered in 1 school
Joliet: 2 programs offered in 1 school
Mattoon: 1 program offered in 1 school
Oglesby: 1 program offered in 1 school
Palatine: 3 programs offered in 1 school
Palos Hills: 4 programs offered in 1 school
Quincy: 1 program offered in 1 school
River Forest: 1 program offered in 1 school
River Grove: 7 programs offered in 1 school
Springfield: 2 programs offered in 1 school