Culinary program at Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC · Public 2-year · (843) 574-6111 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 118
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $36,449
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $124 a month over 10 years: $11,666
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $30,572
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Charleston-North Charleston, SC: $74,210

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Trident Technical College awarded 118 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 13 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	12.0500 Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General	0	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	78	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	12.0500 Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General	3	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	37	Not reported	Not reported

No other culinary program with its own page lies within 50 miles of Charleston.