How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in South Carolina?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 7 culinary arts schools in South Carolina is $6,913. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in South Carolina?

Yes — South Carolina has 40 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a culinary arts earn in South Carolina?

Working culinary arts professionals in South Carolina earn a median of $35,740 per year, ranging from about $26,200 to $45,680 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Culinary Arts Schools in South Carolina

7 schools in South Carolina offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 40 registered apprenticeship programs in South Carolina train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in South Carolina

Median net price / yr (South Carolina)

$6,913

national: $8,331

Median earnings (South Carolina)

$35,507

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in South Carolina (all workers)

$35,740

range $26,200–$45,680 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in South Carolina earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Trident Technical College	Charleston	public	$1,406	23.8%	$38,253
Spartanburg Community College	Spartanburg	public	$2,405	26.8%	$37,097
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Conway	public	$4,159	32.5%	$35,507
Northeastern Technical College	Cheraw	public	$6,913	24.9%	$32,141
Greenville Technical College	Greenville	public	$11,713	25.2%	$39,473
Technical College of the Lowcountry	Beaufort	public	$14,724	19.3%	$35,090
Denmark Technical College	Denmark	public	$19,156	20.1%	$25,351

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not culinary arts graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Culinary Arts school in South Carolina

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in South Carolina?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 7 culinary arts schools in South Carolina is $6,913. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in South Carolina?: Yes — South Carolina has 40 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a culinary arts earn in South Carolina?: Working culinary arts professionals in South Carolina earn a median of $35,740 per year, ranging from about $26,200 to $45,680 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.