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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,556 Avg Salary

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.

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 medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Western Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. 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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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. 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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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
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
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 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.

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