2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 130 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for personal and 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 130 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
The excellent programs at Howard College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 per year.
San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Houston Community College Report
College of the Mainland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
Lone Star College System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year.
Frank Phillips College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #11 on the list. FPC is a small public school located in the town of Borger.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FPC are $4,388 a year.
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Grayson College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
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Kilgore College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.
Weatherford College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Weatherford College are $7,800 a year.
With a ranking of #15, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Paso Community College are $5,314 a year.
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Austin Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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Navarro College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Navarro College are $6,368 a year.
Tarrant County College District landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Dallas Institute of Funeral Service | Dallas, TX |
| 21 | Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service | Houston, TX |
| 22 | Culinary Institute Inc | Houston, TX |
| 23 | Pima Community College | Tucson, AZ |
| 24 | Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX |
| 25 | St Philip’s College | San Antonio, TX |
| 26 | The Art Institute of Dallas | Dallas, TX |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,080 |
| Texas | 12,596 |
| New Mexico | 1,065 |
| Oklahoma | 1,910 |
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 107,895 |
| Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
| Precision Production | 52,905 |
| Construction Trades | 35,794 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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