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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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1,605 Degrees Awarded
$24,129 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $24,478 and had an average of $14,830 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,187 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,400 and $17,606 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,605 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 120 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southeast Region

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Culinary Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Culinary Institute is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 50 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 217 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Helms College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 27 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 120 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.

Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Culinary Arts Report

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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #6, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 69 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

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H Councill Trenholm State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Trenholm State is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full International Fine Arts College Culinary Arts Report

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Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 13 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

ECPI University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 111 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full ECPI University Culinary Arts Report

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Livingstone College

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Drake State is a small school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 20 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Full LSCC - Birmingham Campus Culinary Arts Report

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 9 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Culinary Arts Report

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

With a ranking of #16, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Ai Virginia Beach Culinary Arts Report

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With a ranking of #17, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Western Community College Culinary Arts Report

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Bishop State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Bishop State Community College is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small school located in North Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 36 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Culinary Arts at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2021-2022.

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Carteret Community College
Morehead City, North Carolina

Carteret Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Morehead City, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Carteret Community College

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Columbia College
Vienna, Virginia

With a ranking of #22, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia College is a private for-profit institution located in Vienna, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Columbia College Culinary Arts Report

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

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Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina

Robeson Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Robeson Community College is a small school located in Lumberton, North Carolina that handed out 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Robeson Community College

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 45 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

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