2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,501 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina
Check out the personal & culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Central Carolina Community College the best value school in North Carolina for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Central Carolina Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Sanford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Carolina Community College are $2,554 per year.
Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.
Central Piedmont Community College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
A-B Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,832 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.
FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Robeson 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 #6 on the list. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Lumberton.
Robeson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Southwestern 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 town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,229 a year.
Carteret Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the distant town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Carteret Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Charlotte are $38,046 per year.
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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West Virginia | 436 |
Alabama | 996 |
Kentucky | 1,362 |
Georgia | 5,282 |
Tennessee | 2,432 |
Louisiana | 4,310 |
Mississippi | 1,210 |
South Carolina | 1,802 |
Florida | 12,205 |
Virginia | 1,482 |
Arkansas | 1,538 |
Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for 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 Related Majors
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 9 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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