Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Trident Technical College

Every culinary arts/chef training school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the culinary arts/chef training program at Trident Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

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/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

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

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at Trident Technical College

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

Trident Technical College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

48% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts/chef training only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at Trident Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% 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/chef training graduates 14% 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/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training 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
Chefs and Head Cooks	3,630	$40,820

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*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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