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Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

2 Colleges
$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #13 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.


 

2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Carolina Trade Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Horry-Georgetown Technical College the best school in South Carolina for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out $17,282 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population.

Culinary Arts majors at GTC take out an average of $17,498 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Louisiana 367
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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