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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.
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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Sanford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Carolina Community College are $2,554 per year.
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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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Piedmont Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in North Carolina.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-B Tech are $2,832 a 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 medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a large student population.
FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Robeson Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Robeson Community College are $2,563 a year.
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Southwestern Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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.
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Carteret Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carteret Community College are $2,610 per year.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
JWU Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $38,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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).
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