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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,348 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,556 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 3,799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in Ohio for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cincinnati State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Ohio list.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report

#2

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent associate degree programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,548 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $4,569 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,622 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Remington College - Cleveland Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Remington College - Cleveland Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Cleveland Campus are $16,155 a year.

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Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science are $23,000 a year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,161
Michigan 3,211
Wisconsin 1,669
Illinois 4,725

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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