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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$3,167 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Georgia to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Athens Technical College are $3,062 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Athens Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for culinary arts in Georgia.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GTC is ranked #3 for overall quality for culinary arts in Georgia.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at West Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Georgia. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $3,122 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,112 per year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $3,082 per year.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

Lanier Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lanier Technical College are $3,666 a year.

Lanier Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Savannah Tech are $3,042 a year.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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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