- Credential
- Culinary Arts Diploma
- Published length
- Department guidance: 4–5 semesters full time; confirm the diploma sequence
- Format
- Campus-based cooking, baking and service practice
- Campus
- Lawrenceville, GA — Lawrenceville Campus
Who might consider this program?
For a learner seeking an occupational culinary diploma and willing to confirm the newly revised curriculum before enrolling.
Gwinnett Technical College lists a Culinary Arts Diploma among the offerings of its Culinary Arts department at Lawrenceville. Its March 2026 approved-program list also identifies the diploma under program code CA44. The program webpage links both the prior diploma curriculum and a revised curriculum beginning in fall 2026. Department-level instruction combines culinary theory with cooking, baking, service and management practice. Topics named on the webpage include basic culinary skills, baking principles, restaurant operations, safety, sanitation and a culinary practicum. Students are required to sit for the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe certification and purchase textbooks, tools, a chef's uniform and a dining-room uniform. The department describes full-time study over four to five semesters, but applicants should confirm the exact new diploma requirements and completion sequence with the program director.
Source 1What does it cost?
These figures describe the selected campus and credential before gift aid. Each row states its scope; a tuition figure and a bundled school charge are different measures.
| Scenario | Amount and calculation | Still to add |
|---|---|---|
| Published price and billing basis | $107 per credit, Georgia resident tuition Georgia resident tuition is $107 per credit, with tuition charged on a maximum of 15 credits per semester. The fall 2026 fee schedule adds $481 in standard semester fees. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 | Budget $481 in standard semester fees in addition to tuition: $1,924 over four semesters or $2,405 over five. These are scenarios based on the department’s broad timeline, not verified totals for the revised diploma. Required chef/dining uniforms, tools and books cost extra. |
Fees, equipment and other expenses
Budget $481 in standard semester fees in addition to tuition: $1,924 over four semesters or $2,405 over five. These are scenarios based on the department’s broad timeline, not verified totals for the revised diploma. Required chef/dining uniforms, tools and books cost extra.
Calculations assume current rates continue, no repeated courses and the stated course load. Living costs and lost earnings are separate. Loans do not reduce the price.
Add your living costs and gift aid →Can it fit around a job?
Day, evening and weekend class availability was not verified. The department's discussion of restaurant working hours describes careers, not its class timetable.
Source 1What practical training is involved?
The department describes a culinary practicum, cooking and baking work, restaurant operations, and a required ServSafe exam.
Source 1Before you apply
Use the diploma curriculum starting Fall 2026, not the older diploma or the separate associate degree.
What still needs an individual answer
- The quoted 4–5 semesters is department-level guidance, not a verified map of the revised diploma.
- No complete weekly attendance pattern was established.
Questions for your enrollment or advising appointment
- What are the credit total and semester sequence for the diploma curriculum starting fall 2026?
- Which days and times do required kitchens and practicum courses meet?
- What are the current tool, uniform, textbook and course recovery fees?
Sources & further reading
- Culinary Arts department and fall 2026 diploma listing
- Approved programs, March 19, 2026
- Tuition and fees effective fall 2026
Source information checked September 25, 2026.
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