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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,311 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 953 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,340 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kirkwood Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,922 a year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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