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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia

16 Colleges
$19,992 Avg Salary
$21,084 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 864 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Colleges.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Helms College

Macon, GA

The excellent programs at Helms College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Georgia. Helms College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

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With a ranking of #6, Lanier Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Lanier Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oakwood.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Augusta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Virginia 357
Louisiana 367
West Virginia 59
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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