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Culinary Arts at Atlanta Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Atlanta Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Atlanta Technical College sits in Atlanta, GA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 41 culinary arts degrees were granted at Atlanta Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Atlanta Technical College

Many students take online classes at Atlanta Technical College. Of 4,498 students, 1,585 (35%) studied exclusively online and 1,549 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Atlanta Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Atlanta Technical College’s Culinary Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 15
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#12 of 89
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#13 of 14
Best Value	Nationwide	#41 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#70 of 81
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#256 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Atlanta Technical College

Students who complete Atlanta Technical College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$29,256
5 years	$40,302

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Atlanta Technical College report median earnings of $29,256, compared with $30,324 for all Atlanta Technical College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Atlanta Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Atlanta Technical College are 83% women (34) and 17% men (7).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Atlanta Technical College

Among the 5 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Atlanta Technical College, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Atlanta Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Atlanta Technical College, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Atlanta Technical College

This Culinary Arts program at Atlanta Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	10
Food Preparation/Kitchen Assistant	31

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Atlanta Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.