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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Guilford Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 48% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $31,264 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Coastal Carolina Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at Coastal Carolina Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Coastal Carolina Community College Report

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 undergraduate certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $16,487.

Full Culinary Arts at Wake Technical Community College Report

#4

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Nash Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

Full Culinary Arts at Nash Community College Report

#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilkes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #6, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. CFCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Alamance Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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Lenoir Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at Lenoir Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#8

Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC

Livingstone College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
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

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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

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 13 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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