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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools
Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Lake Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the midsize suburb of Eustis.
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Miami Dade College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.
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Crescent City Bartending School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Crescent Schools is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the suburb of Clearwater.
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Sullivan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 12 | First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine, FL |
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 215 |
| Georgia | 864 |
| Arkansas | 283 |
| North Carolina | 811 |
| Florida | 1,298 |
| West Virginia | 59 |
| Louisiana | 367 |
| Virginia | 357 |
| Alabama | 94 |
| Kentucky | 359 |
| Tennessee | 104 |
| Mississippi | 320 |
Culinary Arts Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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