2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 21,906 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,822 and had an average of $19,004 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,704 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,616 and $17,992 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,035 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 69 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 69 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 102 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Valencia College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Athens Technical College is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Athens Technical College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Athens Technical College is $4,937 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
South Georgia Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $-947 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend South Georgia Technical College. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree culinary arts students list, FSCJ has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,916 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.
Out of the 69 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sullivan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Sullivan University also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Sullivan University is $22,392 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students.
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.
With a ranking of #6, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Bentonville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
NWACC also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $6,574 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend NWACC.
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Lanier Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Oakwood, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Lanier Technical College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Lanier Technical College is $1,768 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students.
Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Southern Crescent Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,568 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Southern Crescent Technical College.
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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 32 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 51 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UA Pulaski Tech also took the #19 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,030 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College.
Delgado Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Delgado Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $10,017 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend Delgado Community College.
Wake Technical Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
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Vance-Granville Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school situated in Henderson, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. 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 made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $12,247 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend Nicholls State University.
Savannah Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah Technical College is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree culinary arts students list, Savannah Tech has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Savannah Technical College is $3,742 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
ECPI University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 155 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
ECPI University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,489 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Ogeechee Technical College is $391 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students.
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Daytona State College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Daytona State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,789 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Daytona State College.
Columbus Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus Technical College is a small school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 9 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Columbus Technical College is $4,253 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
Cape Fear Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,205 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend Cape Fear Community College.
Miami Dade College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. MDC is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 33 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a ranking of #22, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. 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.
It costs about $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Chattahoochee Technical College.
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West Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. West Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Georgia Technical College is $1,665 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
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Atlanta Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta Area Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $-157 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Atlanta Area Tech. 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.
With a ranking of #25, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GTC also took the #21 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gwinnett Technical College is $11,110 for southeast region associate degree culinary arts students.
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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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- 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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