ACF Student Team Competition Winners

* denotes National Winner

2024 National Winner

  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech)

2024 Regional Winners & National Competitors

  • Central Winner - Joliet Junior College
  • Northeast Winner - SUNY Delhi
  • Southeast Winner - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech)
  • Western Winner - Orange Coast College

2023 National Winner

  • Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe College

2023 Regional Winners & National Competitors

  • Central Winner - Joliett Junior College (competing at Nationals)
  • Central - Metropolitan Community College | Institute for the Culinary Arts (competing at Nationals)
  • Northeast Winner - Culinary Institute of NY at Monroe College (competing at Nationals)
  • Southeast Winner - Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College (competing at Nationals)
  • Western Winner - Navajo Technical University
  • Military Representative - US Military Team - Competing at Nationals

2022

Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe College

2021

* Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern/Oregon CC
Grayson College
Fort Drum Military Team
International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach
The Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe College
Metropolitan Community College’s Institute of the Culinary Arts
Asheville-Buncombe Tech CC

2020

Competition was rolled over to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. All regional competitors were rolled into the National Convention competition.

2019

Western - * Oregon Coast Culinary Institute
Central - Joliet Junior College
Northeast - CINY at Monroe College
Southeast - Asheville Buncombe Tech Comm College

2018

Central - * Fox Valley Technical College
Northeast - Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe College
Southeast - Alamance Community College
Western - Orange Coast Community College

2017

Central - * Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Inc.
Northeast - State University of New York at Delhi
Southeast - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Western - Kapi’olani Community College
U.S. Military – Team Hawaii Advanced Culinary Arts Training NCOIC

2016

Western - * Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, Coos Bay, Ore.
Central - Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kan.
Northeast - Monroe College, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Southeast - Alamance Community College, Graham, N.C.

2015

Central - * Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Neb.
Northeast - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Boston, Cambridge, Mass.
Southeast - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, N.C.
Western - Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, Calif.

2014

Central Region - * Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kan.
Northeast Region - Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I.
Southeast Region - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, N.C.
Western Region - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles, Los Angeles

2013

Central Region - * Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Ill.
Northeast Region - Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I.
Southeast Region - Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, Asheville, N.C.
Western Region - Kapiʻolani Community College, Honolulu
U.S. Military - Fort Hood, Texas

2012

Northeast Region - * ACF Chefs and Cooks of the Catskill Mountains/State University of New York at Delhi
Central Region - Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Inc.
Southeast Region - ACF Golden Isles of Georgia Chapter/Apprentices at Sea Island Resort
Western Region - ACF Orange Empire Chefs & Professional Cooks Association/Orange Coast College

2011

Central Region - * ACF Louis Joliet Chapter/Joliet Junior College
Northeast Region - Mid Hudson Culinary Association/The Culinary Institute of America
Southeast Region - ACF Western North Carolina Culinary Association/Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Western Region - ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon/Oregon Coast Culinary Institute

2010

Northeast Region - * ACF Chefs and Cooks of the Catskill Mountains/State University of New York at Delhi
Central Region - ACF Louis Joliet Chapter/Joliet Junior College
Southeast Region - ACF Chefs of the Low Country/Savannah Technical College
Western Region - Santa Clara Valley Chapter/Professional Culinary Institute

2009

Western Region - * Chefs de Cuisine Association of Hawaii Honolulu/Kapi’olani Community College
Central Region - ACF Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association/Schoolcraft College
Northeast Region - ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
Southeast Region - ACF Western North Carolina Culinary Association/Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

2008

Central - * ACF Professional Chefs Association of Houston
Northeast - State University of New York at Delhi
Southeast - ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
Western - Orange Coast College

2007

Southeast - * Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Central - Culinary Studies Institute at Oakland Community College
Northeast - State University of NY at Delhi
Western - Orange Coast College

2006

Western - * Professional Culinary Institute
Central - Schoolcraft College
Northeast - Columbus State Community College
Southeast - Asheville-Buncombe Technical COmmunity College

2005

Western - * Orange Coast College
Central - Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Junior Culinary Team
Northeast - Hocking College
Southeast - Sullivan University

2004

Northeast - * Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I
Central - Johnson County Community College
Southeast - Sullivan University
Western - Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa CA

2003

Central - * Schoolcraft College
Northeast - State University of New York at Delhi
Southeast - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Western - Washington State Chefs Association

2002

Central - * Johnson County Community College
Northeast - The Restaurant School of Walnut Hill College
Southeast - Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Western - Washington State Apprentice Team

2001

Central - * Schoolcraft Community College
Western - South Seattle Community College Culinary Arts Program
Southeast - Sullivan University Culinary Competition Team
Northeast - SUNY - Delhi College / ACF New York Southern Tier Chefs Association

2000

Central - * ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis
Northeast - Hocking College / ACF Columbus
Southeast - Faulkner State Community College / ACF Heart of the Gulf Coast Chefs & Cooks Association
Western - Maui Community College / ACF Maui Chefs and Cooks Association

1999

Central - * Johnson County Community College / Kansas Team
Southeast - School of Culinary Arts / Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Western - Apprentices at the Peak / The Broadmoore Hotel Team
Northeast - ACF Pittsburgh Chapter

1998

Central - * ACF Greater Indianapolis Indiana Chapter
Southeast - ACF Tidewater Chefs Association / Johnson and Wales University, Norfolk, Virginia
Western - Community College of Southeast Nevada / Fraternity of Executive Chefs of Las Vegas
Northeast - Hocking College / ACF Columbus Chapter

1997

Central - * ACF Greater Kansas City Chefs Association / Johnson County Community College
Southeast - Western North Carolina Culinary Association / Asheville-Buncome Technical Community College
Western - Orange Empire Chefs Association / Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California
Northeast - ACF Rhode Island Chapter / Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island

1996

Northeast - * ACF Columbus Chapter
Southeast - ACF Greater Miami Chapter / Epicurean Club
Western - ACF Chefs of the Pacific Coast / San Francisco Chapter
Central - ACF Southwest Michigan Chapter

1995

Central - * Michigan Chefs de Cuisine
Southeast - ACF Chefs and Cooks Association of Puerto Rico
Western - Orange Empire Chefs Association
Northeast - Greater Northern New Hampshire Chapter

1994

Southeast - * ACF Greater Charleston South Carolina
Central - The Texas Chefs Association / Dallas Chapter
Western - ACF Chapter Washington State Chefs Association
Northeast - ACF Columbus Chapter

1993

Western - * Los Angeles Culinary Institute
Central - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Northeast - Columbus State Community College
Southeast - Team Bahamas / Bahamas Culinary Association

1992

National - * Greater Cincinnati Junior Chapter
Southeast - Chefs Association of Greater Atlanta Chapter