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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
Of the 42 students majoring in culinary arts at Wake Technical Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Wake Technical Community College
Out of the 23 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 19% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.
Women make up 73% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Full Culinary Arts at Coastal Carolina Community College Report
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Guilford 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. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.
Women make up 52% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nash Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.
With a ranking of #6, Sandhills Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Sandhills Community College
With a ranking of #6, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.
Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Alamance Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Full Culinary Arts at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report
Lenoir Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public school with a small student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
Carteret Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 38% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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 23 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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