2026 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in South Carolina
[Culinary Arts](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong culinary arts education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 8 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for culinary arts students.
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2026 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in South Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in culinary arts, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools
Trident Technical College tops our 2026 list of the best value culinary arts schools in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a very large public school located in the city of Charleston. Students from in state pay about $4,546 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $8,620. Typical student debt for culinary arts graduates is $15,000. Culinary Arts graduates of Trident Technical College earn a median of $50,166 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Horry Georgetown Technical College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value culinary arts schools. Horry Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,518, while out-of-state students pay about $10,978. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the culinary arts program here. Early-career culinary arts graduates make about $24,466. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt.
Greenville Technical College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best value culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Greenville, Greenville Technical College is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $5,495 in tuition and fees, compared with $10,775 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $19,434 to complete the culinary arts program here. Culinary Arts graduates of Greenville Technical College earn a median of $26,268 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $19,434 median debt.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).
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