by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most culinary arts students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 150 schools in the Southeast Region offering culinary arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors in the Southeast Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for culinary arts students is Valencia College. Set in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public institution. This school awarded about 397 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Valencia College
Central Piedmont Community College is one of the most popular culinary arts schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution. Central Piedmont Community College graduated around 317 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. See more about culinary arts at Central Piedmont Community College
Trident Technical College ranks #3 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 168 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. See more about culinary arts at Trident Technical College
A rank of #4 makes Johnson And Wales University Charlotte one of the most popular schools for culinary arts. Set in the city of Charlotte, Johnson And Wales University Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 166 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Johnson And Wales University Charlotte
Miami Dade College ranks #5 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Miami, Miami Dade College is a public institution. This school awarded about 149 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Miami Dade College
Ecpi University placed #6 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Ecpi University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 136 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for Ecpi University
Nunez Community College comes in at #7 for culinary arts this year. Nunez Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Chalmette. Nunez Community College graduated around 134 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full culinary arts details for Nunez Community College
Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins comes in at #8 for culinary arts this year. Set in the city of Warner Robins, Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins is a public institution. This school awarded about 118 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins
Pulaski Technical College comes in at #9 for culinary arts this year. Located in the city of North Little Rock, Pulaski Technical College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 115 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for Pulaski Technical College
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #10 spot among the most popular culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 114 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for Fayetteville Technical Community College
South Louisiana Community College landed the #11 spot among the most popular culinary arts schools. South Louisiana Community College is a public school located in the city of Lafayette. South Louisiana Community College graduated around 101 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. See more about culinary arts at South Louisiana Community College
Sowela Technical Community College comes in at #12 for culinary arts this year. Sowela Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Lake Charles. This school awarded about 98 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Sowela Technical Community College
Horry Georgetown Technical College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular culinary arts schools. Horry Georgetown Technical College is a public school located in the city of Conway. This school awarded about 92 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Horry Georgetown Technical College
Guilford Technical Community College ranked #14 on our list of the most popular culinary arts schools. Set in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 84 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for Guilford Technical Community College
Orange Technical College Mid Florida Campus ranked #15 on our list of the most popular culinary arts schools. Located in the suburb of Orlando, Orange Technical College Mid Florida Campus is a public university. Orange Technical College Mid Florida Campus graduated around 82 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full culinary arts report for Orange Technical College Mid Florida Campus
Sullivan University comes in at #16 for culinary arts this year. Set in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 77 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Sullivan University
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College placed #17 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Asheville. This school awarded about 75 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
Wake Technical Community College placed #18 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Wake Technical Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Raleigh. Wake Technical Community College graduated around 75 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full culinary arts details for Wake Technical Community College
Helms College landed the #19 spot among the most popular culinary arts schools. Helms College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Augusta. Helms College graduated around 69 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. See more about culinary arts at Helms College
West Georgia Technical College comes in at #20 for culinary arts this year. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 67 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for West Georgia Technical College
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranked #21 on our list of the most popular culinary arts schools. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school located in the rural area of Valdosta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 66 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Pensacola State College ranked #22 on our list of the most popular culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State College is a public institution. Pensacola State College graduated around 64 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full culinary arts report for Pensacola State College
South Georgia Technical College placed #23 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 63 students earned a degree in culinary arts from this school. Read the full culinary arts report for South Georgia Technical College
Indian River State College placed #24 for culinary arts by yearly graduations. Indian River State College is a public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce. Indian River State College graduated around 62 culinary arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full culinary arts report for Indian River State College
Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #25 spot among the most popular culinary arts schools. Located in the town of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public university. This school awarded about 60 culinary arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Southern Crescent Technical College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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