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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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 Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Chippewa Valley Technical College
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Waukesha County Technical College
Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,400 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Schoolcraft 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. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,652 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Schoolcraft College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 10% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $7,018 a year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,596 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,161 |
| Michigan | 3,211 |
| Wisconsin | 1,669 |
| Ohio | 3,799 |
| Illinois | 4,725 |
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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