2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 10,007 people earned their degree in culinary arts/chef training, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,053 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,157 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts/chef training programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Athens Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Athens Technical College is a small public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.
Athens Technical College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Athens Technical College is $4,937 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Georgia Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
South Georgia Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Georgia Technical College is $-947 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private for-profit school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
Sullivan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,392 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Sullivan University.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lanier Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Lanier Technical College is a public institution located in Oakwood, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lanier Technical College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,768 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend Lanier Technical College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Griffin, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
Southern Crescent Technical College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,568 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
Central Piedmont Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. North Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Pulaski Tech, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Pulaski Tech is $12,030 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
Delgado Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Delgado Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Delgado Community College.
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Wake Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
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With a ranking of #10, Vance-Granville Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Vance-Granville Community College is located in Henderson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
Vance-Granville Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
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Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Nicholls State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,247 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Nicholls State University.
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Savannah Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Savannah Tech also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $3,742 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend Savannah Technical College.
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ECPI University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 95 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECPI University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECPI University is $20,489 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
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Ogeechee Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Ogeechee Technical College is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ogeechee Technical College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $391 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Ogeechee Technical College.
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Columbus Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students list, Columbus Technical College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,253 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Columbus Technical College.
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With a ranking of #16, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Cape Fear Community College is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
CFCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CFCC is $8,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Chattahoochee Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
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With a ranking of #18, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Waco, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Georgia Technical College is $1,665 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
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Atlanta Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Atlanta Area Tech is $-157 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.
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With a ranking of #20, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
GTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gwinnett Technical College is $11,110 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
Robeson Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lumberton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
Robeson Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $7,538 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Robeson Community College.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 9 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is $7,318 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is $-673 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.
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With a ranking of #24, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students list, Ai Atlanta has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,051 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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