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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Southeast Region

84 Ranked Colleges
899 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,597 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 899 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 84 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts/chef training.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Southeast Region

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Culinary Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 136 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Helms College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 50 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 84 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend H Councill Trenholm State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. Trenholm State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #6, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 51 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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With a ranking of #7, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

ECPI University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 86 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ai Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #14, Bishop State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. Bishop State Community College is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Columbia College
Vienna, Virginia

Columbia College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia College is a small private for-profit school situated in Vienna, Virginia. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mountwest Community and Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. MCTC is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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West Virginia Northern Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Shelton State Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 9 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 21 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina

Robeson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia

With a ranking of #21, College of Coastal Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. College of Coastal Georgia is a small public school situated in Brunswick, Georgia. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Nashville State Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 13 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, South Carolina

Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Greenville Technical College
Greenville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #24, Greenville Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville Technical College is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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