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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

13 Colleges
$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Guilford Technical Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 15 students majoring in culinary arts at Guilford Technical Community College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $29,844 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Guilford Technical Community College Report

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

About 88% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 13% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $20,899.

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#4

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Nash Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at Nash Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Wilkes Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#6

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Cape Fear Community College Report

With a ranking of #8, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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Tri-County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the remote area of Murphy, Tri-County Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Durham Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public 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 Schools 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

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 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.

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