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.

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

#1

John Tyler Community College

Chester, VA

35 Associate Degrees

#7 in Quality in Virginia

$4,800 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 per year.

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#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA

25 Associate Degrees

#10 in Quality in Virginia

$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, VA

11 Associate Degrees

#13 in Quality in Virginia

$5,103 Average Tuition & Fees

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 medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 per year.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

111 Associate Degrees

#6 in Quality in Virginia

$18,484 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECPI University are $18,484 per year.

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#6

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

$20,794 Average Tuition & Fees

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Ai Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $20,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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).
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