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Culinary Arts & Personal Services community-college programs in North Carolina

28 community colleges in North Carolina report awarding credentials in Culinary Arts & Personal Services. Culinary, baking, hospitality, and cosmetology programs with strong placement records. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Culinary Arts & Personal Services program in North Carolina, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with North Carolina public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within North Carolina published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for North Carolina and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte57%
  2. Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington8%
  3. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton8%
  4. McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion8%
  5. Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford8%
  6. Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville7%
  7. Cleveland Community CollegeShelby6%
  8. Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson5%
  9. Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton5%
  10. Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst5%
  11. Bladen Community CollegeDublin4%
  12. Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown4%
  13. Craven Community CollegeNew Bern4%
  14. Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy4%
  15. Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia4%
  16. College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City4%
  17. Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine4%
  18. Sampson Community CollegeClinton4%
  19. Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth3%
  20. Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham3%
  21. Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson2%
  22. Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie2%
  23. Halifax Community CollegeWeldon2%
  24. Haywood Community CollegeClyde2%
  25. Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro2%
  26. Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville2%
  27. Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory1%
  28. Wilson Community CollegeWilson1%

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