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Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,501 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Trade Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte the best school in North Carolina for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Carolina Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Sanford.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson 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. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 9 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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