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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South 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.


 

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a 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 a basic certificate in South Carolina. Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

Of the 35 students majoring in culinary arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

#3

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 # 3 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.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Greenville Technical College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Northeastern Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Cheraw.

Full Culinary Arts at Northeastern Technical College Report

Denmark Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Denmark, DTC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Denmark Technical College Report

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
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Louisiana 367
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
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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