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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$4,462 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 Colorado. With 4,642 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Arapahoe Community College the best value school in Colorado for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 per year.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $4,065 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Colorado. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinidad State Junior College are $5,240 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Boulder.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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 4 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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