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Culinary Programs in Georgia
Colleges and schools: 19
Programs
19
all sources
Median pay
$66,230
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
13
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Georgia: the figures
- Programs we list
- 19 in Georgia: 19 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 18 public and 1 private; 296 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 17 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $66,230 a year for chefs and head cooks in Georgia, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs from 165 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 13 culinary programs on Georgia's list; middle values: 30.8% of students who exited completed (8 programs report it); 75% were employed in the second quarter after exit (9); $5,518 median earnings in that quarter (9) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Georgia metro area has a page; the largest list, Atlanta, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Atlanta area5 programs · median pay $74,660
Every culinary program in Georgia
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Certificate | 24 |
| Athens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Athens | Certificate | 1 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Certificate | 10 |
| Augusta Technical CollegeWIOA list | Augusta | Certificate | 6 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Certificate | 0 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Certificate | 0 |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | Associate | 4 |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Certificate | 16 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rome | Certificate | 18 |
| Gwinnett Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lawrenceville | Certificate | 15 |
| Helms College | Augusta | Certificate | 96 |
| Lanier Technical CollegeWIOA list | Gainesville | Certificate | 8 |
| North Georgia Technical CollegeWIOA list | Clarkesville | Certificate | 19 |
| Ogeechee Technical CollegeWIOA list | Statesboro | Certificate | 6 |
| Savannah Technical CollegeWIOA list | Savannah | Certificate | 10 |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Certificate | 20 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Certificate | 16 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Certificate | 15 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Certificate | 12 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Georgia, read October 8, 2026.
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