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

7 Colleges
$21,782 Avg Salary
$19,450 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 19,784 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trident Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent online programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students pursuing an online degree. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a great place for culinary arts students pursuing an online degree. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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The excellent online programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#7

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

With a ranking of #7, Ozarka College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Ozarka College is a small public school located in the rural area of Melbourne.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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