Ranking
Best Culinary Arts and Related Services Colleges in North Carolina 2026
18 North Carolina colleges offering Culinary Arts and Related Services, ranked by EduGradify value grade.
- Schools ranked
- 18
- Cheapest net price
- $1,664
- Top earnings 10y
- $43,418
- Public / Private
- 16 / 2
Durham Technical Community College
A+- ROI score
- 54.30
- Net price
- $1,664
- Earnings 10y
- $36,142
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
College of the Albemarle
A+- ROI score
- 36.88
- Net price
- $2,253
- Earnings 10y
- $33,234
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Central Piedmont Community College
A+- ROI score
- 28.30
- Net price
- $3,345
- Earnings 10y
- $37,865
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Wilson Community College
A+- ROI score
- 26.90
- Net price
- $3,064
- Earnings 10y
- $32,973
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Vance-Granville Community College
A+- ROI score
- 26.10
- Net price
- $3,286
- Earnings 10y
- $34,304
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Robeson Community College
A+- ROI score
- 25.10
- Net price
- $2,892
- Earnings 10y
- $29,036
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Sandhills Community College
A+- ROI score
- 19.04
- Net price
- $4,157
- Earnings 10y
- $31,656
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Southwestern Community College
A+- ROI score
- 16.39
- Net price
- $5,207
- Earnings 10y
- $34,145
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Central Carolina Community College
A- ROI score
- 15.39
- Net price
- $5,446
- Earnings 10y
- $33,525
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
South Piedmont Community College
A- ROI score
- 13.97
- Net price
- $6,675
- Earnings 10y
- $37,308
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Mitchell Community College
A- ROI score
- 12.84
- Net price
- $6,481
- Earnings 10y
- $33,298
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Tri-County Community College
B- ROI score
- 10.33
- Net price
- $7,799
- Earnings 10y
- $32,232
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Cape Fear Community College
B- ROI score
- 10.06
- Net price
- $9,610
- Earnings 10y
- $38,654
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Coastal Carolina Community College
B- ROI score
- 9.63
- Net price
- $9,461
- Earnings 10y
- $36,444
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
B- ROI score
- 7.98
- Net price
- $10,810
- Earnings 10y
- $34,515
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Livingstone College
C- ROI score
- 6.05
- Net price
- $13,479
- Earnings 10y
- $32,600
- Acceptance
- 59.3%
Guilford Technical Community College
C- ROI score
- 5.65
- Net price
- $15,002
- Earnings 10y
- $33,934
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
D- ROI score
- 3.96
- Net price
- $27,426
- Earnings 10y
- $43,418
- Acceptance
- 79.9%
How we picked this list
This list starts with North Carolina schools with positive Culinary Arts and Related Services program-share evidence, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 18.27 (16 public, 2 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
Durham Technical Community College in Durham, NC tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many North Carolina colleges are in this list?
18 North Carolina colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.