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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Texas. In fact, 12,596 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Texas 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Texas. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lee College is ranked #4 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Texas.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.
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Out of the 29 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year.
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Lone Star College System 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 midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 per year.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Grayson 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 #8 on the list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $4,132 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMC are $4,880 a year.
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South Plains College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,473 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,080 |
New Mexico | 1,065 |
Oklahoma | 1,910 |
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 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
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 25 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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