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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

6 Colleges
$25,593 Avg Salary
$17,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #103 most popular major in South Carolina with 85 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

About 78% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Trident Technical College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 59% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College accumulate an average of around $21,187 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at GTC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $23,824 in student debt.

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#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

About 82% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bob Jones University

#5

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at Spartanburg Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Spartanburg Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Beaufort, TCL is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Technical College of the Lowcountry Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

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

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 6 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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