2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
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 Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named John Tyler Community College the best value school in Virginia for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at ECPI University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
ECPI University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,484 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach 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. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ai Virginia Beach are $20,794 per year.
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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 |
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North Carolina | 3,501 |
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 |
Arkansas | 1,538 |
Majors Related to 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 6 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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