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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$4,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,538 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA
$3,236 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $3,236 a year.

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$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,062 per year. On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out $3,020 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,052 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $3,052 per year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at West Georgia Technical College accumulate an average of around $6,195 in student debt.

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$3,152 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Georgia Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia ranking. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $3,042 per year.

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$3,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Savannah Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Savannah Tech are $3,042 per year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Savannah Tech take out is $9,512.

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Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA
$3,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Ogeechee Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $3,140 per year.

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$3,126 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 per year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Mississippi 149
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Tennessee 77
Louisiana 143

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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