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2023 Best Value Colleges for Culinary Arts in Georgia (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
864 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 864 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,992 and $21,084 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Culinary Arts in Georgia (With Aid)

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 45 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $1,978 for georgia culinary arts students with aid per year to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.

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Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ogeechee Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Ogeechee Technical College is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ogeechee Technical College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $2,054 for Georgia Culinary Arts students with aid per year to attend Ogeechee Technical College.

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Savannah Technical College
Savannah, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Savannah Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $4,992 for Georgia Culinary Arts students with aid per year to attend Savannah Technical College.

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Lanier Technical College
Oakwood, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lanier Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Lanier Technical College is located in Oakwood, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lanier Technical College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lanier Technical College is $6,089 for georgia culinary arts students with aid.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 57 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $1,445 for georgia culinary arts students with aid per year to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

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Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #6, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

Atlanta Area Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Atlanta Technical College is $-209 for georgia culinary arts students with aid. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

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North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, Georgia

North Georgia Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clarkesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

North Georgia Technical College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $3,438 for Georgia Culinary Arts students with aid per year to attend North Georgia Technical College.

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Columbus Technical College
Columbus, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Columbus Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 44 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbus Technical College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbus Technical College is $2,428 for georgia culinary arts students with aid.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school situated in Griffin, Georgia. It awarded 78 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Crescent Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $5,956 for Georgia Culinary Arts students with aid per year to attend Southern Crescent Technical College.

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. GTC is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gwinnett Technical College is $12,696 for georgia culinary arts students with aid.

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The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Ai Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 32 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Ai Atlanta also took the #6 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $25,430 for georgia culinary arts students with aid per year to attend Ai Atlanta.

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

Helms College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Helms College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 114 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Helms College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $17,733 for Georgia Culinary Arts students with aid per year to attend Helms College.

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