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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 3,899 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.
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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $11,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
IUP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Douglas Education Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Douglas Education Center are $18,350 per year.
Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.
Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Pennsylvania. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.
Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $10,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Jna Institute of Culinary Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts are $14,575 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Pittsburgh 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 rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Pittsburgh Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,974 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College undergraduate students pay an average of $23,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northampton County Area Community 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 Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,650 a year.
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YTI Career Institute-York 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. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 2,643 |
Maryland | 1,280 |
Delaware | 373 |
New York | 6,710 |
District of Columbia | 166 |
Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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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