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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$3,159 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 3rd in Georgia. In fact, 5,282 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Georgia. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $3,062 per year.

Athens Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Georgia. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Georgia.

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#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

GTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Georgia. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $3,162 a year.

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Out of the 28 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Georgia Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Georgia Technical College are $3,122 a year.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $3,072 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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

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Savannah Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $3,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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

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#10

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $3,140 per year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Tennessee 2,432
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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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