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Culinary Arts / Chef Training programs in North Carolina

26 colleges in North Carolina offer Culinary Arts / Chef Training, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Central Piedmont Community College, Fayetteville Technical Community College, and Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Culinary Arts / Chef Training. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • Central Piedmont Community College

    Charlotte, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,345
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,865
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College

    Fayetteville, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,589
    Graduation rate
    24%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,861
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

    Charlotte, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $27,426
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,418
  • Guilford Technical Community College

    Jamestown, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $15,002
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,934
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

    Asheville, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $11,602
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,048
  • Coastal Carolina Community College

    Jacksonville, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,461
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,444
  • Wake Technical Community College

    Raleigh, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,759
    Graduation rate
    33%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,769
  • Nash Community College

    Rocky Mount, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,338
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,912
  • Carteret Community College

    Morehead City, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $10,764
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,357
  • Durham Technical Community College

    Durham, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,664
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,142
  • Wilkes Community College

    Wilkesboro, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $-264
    Graduation rate
    55%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,728
  • Alamance Community College

    Graham, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,109
    Graduation rate
    39%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,241
  • Southwestern Community College

    Sylva, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,207
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,145
  • Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $10,810
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,515
  • College of the Albemarle

    Elizabeth City, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $2,253
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,234
  • Mitchell Community College

    Statesville, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,481
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,298
  • Cape Fear Community College

    Wilmington, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $9,610
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,654
  • Lenoir Community College

    Kinston, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,127
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,866
  • Central Carolina Community College

    Sanford, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,446
    Graduation rate
    43%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,525
  • Wilson Community College

    Wilson, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,064
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,973
  • Sandhills Community College

    Pinehurst, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,157
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,656
  • Montgomery Community College

    Troy, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,832
    Graduation rate
    84%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,742
  • Livingstone College

    Salisbury, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $13,479
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,600
  • Robeson Community College

    Lumberton, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $2,892
    Graduation rate
    33%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $29,036
  • Vance-Granville Community College

    Henderson, NC · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,286
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,304
  • Tri-County Community College

    Murphy, NC · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,799
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,232

Program 12.0503, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).