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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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
Our analysis found John A Gupton College to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Sullivan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 school with a medium-sized student population.
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Central Carolina Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Sanford.
Gwinnett Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Miami Dade College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools 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 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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.