2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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
The colleges and universities below are the best for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 25 Top Trade Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found FINE Mortuary College to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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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The excellent associate degree programs at Culinary Institute of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the United States. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Douglas Education Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.
Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and 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 college with a small student population.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-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 fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Johnson County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a 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 and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #12, Worsham College of Mortuary Science did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheeling.
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Saint Paul College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
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Cerritos College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.
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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Hawaii Maui College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.
John A Gupton College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal and culinary services programs. 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 ranked #18 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, North Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Ridgewater College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #22 on the list. 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 and culinary services programs. Remington College - Cleveland Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Cleveland.
Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. 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 fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Rest of the Top Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools
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 |
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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 | Stratford University | Fairfax, VA |
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 107,895 |
Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
Precision Production | 52,905 |
Construction Trades | 35,794 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
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.
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