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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,156 people earned their degree in general cooking and related culinary arts, making the major the 460th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 591 general cooking and related culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 232 general cooking and related culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general cooking and related culinary arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general cooking and related culinary arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying general cooking & related culinary arts.

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree vets studying general cooking & related culinary arts list, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 20,330 students enrolled at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,004. During this same period, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 6 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 16,769 students enrolled at Tidewater Community College, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,391. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 19 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 158 of the 5,738 students enrolled at Virginia Western Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 104 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,244. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Virginia Western Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stratford University is a private for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Stratford University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 1,947 students enrolled at Stratford University, 35 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,079. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stratford University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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East Central Community College
Decatur, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts for an Associate list. East Central Community College is a public institution located in Decatur, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

East Central Community College also made our “Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 2,388 students enrolled at East Central Community College, 53 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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