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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 96 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the personal & culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in personal & culinary services at CPTC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Kapiolani CC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Out of the 96 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cypress College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 69% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Spokane Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Of the 39 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Spokane Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Of the 25 students majoring in personal & culinary services at LWTech, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 85% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#8

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. American River is a very large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 40 students majoring in personal & culinary services at American River, 28% are male and 73% are female.

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#10

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

With a ranking of #10, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#10

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#12

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 81% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#14

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

Golden West College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Golden West College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Huntington Beach.

Women make up 80% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
16 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR
17 Laney College Oakland, CA
18 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA
18 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
18 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
Washington 2,405
Oregon 1,160
California 11,805
Nevada 1,649

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 27 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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