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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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

Our analysis found Worsham College of Mortuary Science to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Worsham College of Mortuary Science, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Worsham College of Mortuary Science Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Kennedy-King College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 56% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#4

Baker College

Owosso, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

Of the 46 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Baker College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report

#5

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.

Of the 36 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Schoolcraft College, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Schoolcraft College Report

Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in personal & culinary services at MATC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jeffersonville.

Of the 43 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Mid-America College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Mid-America College of Funeral Service Report

#9

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

Of the 31 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Vincennes University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#10

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Macomb Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warren.

Women make up 57% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Macomb Community College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
13 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
14 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
15 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
15 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,161
Michigan 3,211
Wisconsin 1,669
Ohio 3,799
Illinois 4,725

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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