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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$6,551 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 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.

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.

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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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year.

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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.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Report

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.

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#6

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

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.

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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.

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#8

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

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.

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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
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 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 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.

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