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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$26,607 Avg Salary
$17,648 Avg Student Debt

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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best school in the Far Western US Region for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kapiolani Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Oregon Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

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#6

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #6, Riverside City College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#7

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

With a ranking of #7, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

Golden West College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Golden West College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Huntington Beach.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

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#10

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #10, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
Washington 2,405
Oregon 1,160
California 11,805
Nevada 1,649

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 14 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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