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Accredited culinary and hospitality schools in North Carolina

15 accredited schools in North Carolina offer culinary and hospitality programs approved for WIOA funding

These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and North Carolina has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 20 of the 20 culinary and hospitality programs on the state's list.

The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.

WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.

Culinary and hospitality programs in North Carolina, every school, with costs and results

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Accredited culinary programs in North Carolina

All 12 schools with culinary programs on North Carolina's list are accredited. They offer all 13 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 2 accredited schools

  • Southwestern Community College

    Sylva

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1971, next review 2027

    1 program

  • Tri-County Community College

    Murphy

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1975, next review 2025

    1 program

Accredited hospitality management programs in North Carolina

All 6 schools with hospitality management programs on North Carolina's list are accredited. They offer all 7 programs. See these programs with prices and results

How we matched North Carolina's schools to the accreditation list

Which schools are counted?

Schools with programs North Carolina approved for WIOA funding in food and hospitality, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.

How current is the accreditation?

We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.

Sources for the accreditation facts about North Carolina

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  1. US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
  2. 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
  3. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List