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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges

$5,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*

$26,556 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 2nd in South Carolina. In fact, 1,802 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

5 Associate Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Carolina

$5,315 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Piedmont Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 a year.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, SC

45 Associate Degrees

#9 in Quality in South Carolina

$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 a year.

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

21 Associate Degrees

#3 in Quality in South Carolina

$5,882 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. GTC is a large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,882 a year.

GTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	3,501
West Virginia	436
Alabama	996
Kentucky	1,362
Georgia	5,282
Tennessee	2,432
Louisiana	4,310
Mississippi	1,210
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 3 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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