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Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.


 

Check out the online culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Our analysis found Delgado Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 7 students majoring in culinary arts at Delgado Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $24,673 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 33 students majoring in culinary arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,914.

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Explore the most popular online culinary arts colleges 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 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 3 schools only.

  • 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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