Culinary Arts at Trident Technical College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Trident Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Trident Technical College is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 11,650 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Trident Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Trident Technical College.

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Trident Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Trident Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Trident Technical College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Trident Technical College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Trident Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	17
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	10

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Trident Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Restaurant Cooks	24,430	$23,680
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,580	$32,550
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,290	$22,960
Bartenders	6,400	$22,010
Chefs and Head Cooks	3,630	$40,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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