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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

42 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Atlantic Technical College the best school in the Southeast Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Coconut Creek.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the midsize suburb of Eustis.

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#3

First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at First Coast Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the suburb of Clearwater.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Education Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Education Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#6

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Sheridan Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hollywood.

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#7

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #7, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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With a ranking of #8, Marion Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ocala, MTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Helms College

Macon, GA

Helms College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Helms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Helms College accumulate an average of around $11,863 in student debt.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,487.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 864
South Carolina 215
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 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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