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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia

22 Colleges
$20,174 Avg Salary
$20,650 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Georgia to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

Helms College

Macon, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Helms College the most popular school in Georgia for culinary arts students. Helms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

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Out of the 22 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Crescent Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school 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 South Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Savannah Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

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West Georgia Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Atlanta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

Columbus Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
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 22 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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