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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #13 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 61% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debt load of $17,282.

Full Culinary Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at GTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,498.

Full Culinary Arts at Greenville Technical College Report

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Bob Jones University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bob Jones University

#5

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Spartanburg Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. TCL is a small public school located in the town of Beaufort.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at TCL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Technical College of the Lowcountry Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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