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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Basic Certificate 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 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in culinary arts at SOWELA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#4

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Ozarka College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Ozarka College is a small public school located in the remote area of Melbourne.

Women make up 56% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Ozarka College

Explore the most popular online 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 4 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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