by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,052 people earned their degree in culinary arts/chef training, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 543 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 276 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts/chef training in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 136 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Livingstone College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina. Livingstone College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robeson Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina. Robeson Community College is located in Lumberton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nash Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 9 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small school located in Jacksonville, North Carolina that handed out 11 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Southwestern Community College is a public institution located in Sylva, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Sandhills Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. SCC is a small school located in Pinehurst, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Alamance Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Graham, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Carolina Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Sanford, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Carolina Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
Vance-Granville Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is located in Henderson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Lenoir Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is located in Kinston, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wilson Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. WCC is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, Carteret Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Carteret Community College is located in Morehead City, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a small school located in Hudson, North Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Mitchell Community College is located in Statesville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Cape Fear Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wake Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wilkes Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking. Wilkes Community College is a small public school situated in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #23. Durham Technical Community College is a small school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Durham Technical Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
With a ranking of #24, South Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. South Piedmont Community College is located in Polkton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #24, Tri-County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in North Carolina list. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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