2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 401 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #59 most popular major in North Carolina.
Today's 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,189.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Technical Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for culinary arts in North Carolina.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Carolina Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Central Carolina Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,554 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Central Piedmont Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,790.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-B Tech are $2,632 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from A-B Tech carry an average student debtload of $14,657.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $33,612.
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Southwestern Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,601 a year.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. CCCTI is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hudson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCCTI are $2,537 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CCCTI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Robeson Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Robeson Community College are $2,563 a year.
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Carteret Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Carteret Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 192 |
| Virginia | 261 |
| Florida | 298 |
| Tennessee | 36 |
| Kentucky | 109 |
| South Carolina | 85 |
| Louisiana | 132 |
| Arkansas | 53 |
| Alabama | 64 |
| Mississippi | 105 |
| West Virginia | 33 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 107,895 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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).
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