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Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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$26,556 Avg Salary
$14,837 Avg Student Debt

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

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named John A Gupton College the best school in the Southeast Region for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sullivan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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With a ranking of #6, Jefferson State Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Carolina Community 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 #7 on the list. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Sanford.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett 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 large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Georgia 5,282
Tennessee 2,432
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

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.

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