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Culinary program at Athens Technical College

Athens, GA · Public 2-year · (706) 355-5000 · School website

On Georgia's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (2 to under 4 years)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
1
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$30,572
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Athens-Clarke County, GA
$50,330

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Athens Technical College awarded 1 culinary credential in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 18 career program of 18 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (2 to under 4 years)12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training1Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training0Not reportedNot reported

On Georgia's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Culinary Arts Associate--ca43Culinary Arts Associate · In person · CIP 12.0500$9,186+ $2,632 books98 weeks, 15 hours a week17.6%82.6%$5,51734
Culinary Arts Diploma--ca44In person · CIP 12.0500$7,755+ $2,184 books74 weeks, 15 hours a week21.1%73.3%$4,35419

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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