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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in North Carolina
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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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in North Carolina to see which 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 Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coastal Carolina Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.
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The excellent programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.
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Nash Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.
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Sandhills Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.
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With a ranking of #9, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 28 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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