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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 811 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina
Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 217 students majoring in culinary arts at JWU Charlotte, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Culinary Arts majors at JWU Charlotte take out an average of $16,236 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $348.
Full Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in culinary arts at Central Piedmont Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.
About 69% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 31% are male.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,302.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized 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 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.
About 47% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 53% are male.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,153.
Full Culinary Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report
Sandhills Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in culinary arts at SCC, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at Coastal Carolina Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Cape Fear Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
Women make up 36% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Alamance Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 215 |
Georgia | 864 |
Arkansas | 283 |
Florida | 1,298 |
West Virginia | 59 |
Louisiana | 367 |
Virginia | 357 |
Alabama | 94 |
Kentucky | 359 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Mississippi | 320 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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