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Culinary Arts at Trident Technical College

Every culinary arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the culinary arts program at Trident Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Trident Technical College is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 11,650. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Trident Technical College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Trident Technical College offers distance education options for culinary arts at the following degree levels:

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Trident Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Trident Technical College.

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

78% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Trident Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Trident Technical College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Trident Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	68
Institutional Food Workers	36
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	10
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	2

Cosmetology

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Trident Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Restaurant Cooks	24,430	$23,680
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,580	$32,550
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,290	$22,960
Bartenders	6,400	$22,010
Chefs and Head Cooks	3,630	$40,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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