by our College Data Analytics Team
Culinary Arts is taught at colleges nationwide, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on culinary arts — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 22 schools in North Carolina offering culinary arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on culinary arts in North Carolina, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Johnson And Wales University Charlotte tops our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Johnson And Wales University Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte. About 57% of the degrees Johnson And Wales University Charlotte awards are in culinary arts, or about 166 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Johnson And Wales University Charlotte
Carteret Community College is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Carteret Community College is a public school located in the town of Morehead City. About 8% of the degrees Carteret Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Carteret Community College
Wilkes Community College ranks #3 for culinary arts by degree focus. Wilkes Community College is a public school located in the town of Wilkesboro. About 5% of the degrees Wilkes Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Wilkes Community College
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Asheville. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 75 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
Central Piedmont Community College ranks #5 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 317 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Central Piedmont Community College
Nash Community College comes in at #6 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public university. About 4% of the degrees Nash Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Nash Community College
Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #7 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Coastal Carolina Community College is a public school located in the city of Jacksonville. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Coastal Carolina Community College
Guilford Technical Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 84 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Guilford Technical Community College
Southwestern Community College Sylva placed #9 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College Sylva is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Southwestern Community College Sylva
Durham Technical Community College placed #10 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Durham Technical Community College
College Of The Albemarle ranked #11 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. College Of The Albemarle is a public school located in the town of Elizabeth City. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for College Of The Albemarle
Fayetteville Technical Community College placed #12 for culinary arts by degree focus. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 114 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Fayetteville Technical Community College
Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute comes in at #13 for culinary arts focus this year. Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute is a public school located in the suburb of Hudson. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute
Sandhills Community College landed the #14 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Sandhills Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Sandhills Community College
Robeson Community College placed #15 for culinary arts by degree focus. Robeson Community College is a public school located in the town of Lumberton. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Robeson Community College
Lenoir Community College ranked #16 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Lenoir Community College is a public school located in the town of Kinston. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Lenoir Community College
Mitchell Community College comes in at #17 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the town of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Mitchell Community College
Wilson Community College ranked #18 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the town of Wilson, Wilson Community College is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Wilson Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Wilson Community College
Wake Technical Community College landed the #19 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Wake Technical Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Raleigh. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 75 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Wake Technical Community College
Alamance Community College placed #20 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Graham, Alamance Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Alamance Community College
Cape Fear Community College comes in at #21 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the city of Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College is a public university. About 0.9% of the degrees Cape Fear Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Cape Fear Community College
Central Carolina Community College placed #22 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Central Carolina Community College
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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