by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 215 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,837 and $21,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 85 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,384 and $21,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in culinary arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Trident Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 27 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Spartanburg Community College
Technical College of the Lowcountry landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Located in Beaufort, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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