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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 183 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the personal & culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Trade Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

Our analysis found FINE Mortuary College to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 183 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 183 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the # 3 spot on the list. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.

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#5

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Douglas Education Center is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#10

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science ranked #12 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheeling.

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#13

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #13, Saint Paul College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#14

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

With a ranking of #14, Cerritos College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

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#17

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

John A Gupton College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Madison Area Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

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North Shore Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#22

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

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Remington College - Cleveland Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Remington College - Cleveland Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #24, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Webster.

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Remington College - North Houston Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Rest of the Top Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools

#27

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
29 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
30 Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Charlotte, NC
31 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
32 Baker College Owosso, MI
33 Sullivan University Louisville, KY
34 Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX
35 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
36 School Removed

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

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Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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