Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in South Carolina
13 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at Bob Jones University.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Cooks, Restaurant in South Carolina earn a median of $35,740 a year across 25,890 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $38,520 | 20,120 |
| Bartenders | $19,370 | 10,680 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $34,960 | 7,850 |
| Food Service Managers | $66,190 | 5,080 |
| Bakers | $35,460 | 2,940 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Jones University Greenville | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 9 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | $16,500 | $24,421 (25 grads) | 45 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $18,734 | $22,970 (37 grads) | 21 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | $11,666 | not published | 102 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Culinary Arts and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.