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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$9,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,556 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for personal & culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the personal & culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for personal & 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CPTC are $5,979 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,420 per year.

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#3

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

Cerritos College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,420 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Southwestern Oregon Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Far Western US Region . SWOCC is a small public school located in the town of Coos Bay.

SWOCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,637 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

With a ranking of #6, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Citrus College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

Golden West College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden West College is a large public school located in the suburb of Huntington Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Golden West College are $9,854 a year.

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#8

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Riverside City College are $10,000 a year.

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Hawaii Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

Hawaii CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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Central Oregon 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 #10 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COCC are $12,609 a year.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & 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 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 14 schools only.

  • 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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