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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder Report

#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 72% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#3

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

Of the 33 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Arapahoe Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Arapahoe Community College Report

#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Salt Lake Community College Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in personal & culinary services at UVU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Pueblo Community 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 #6 on the list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

About 78% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Utah State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Utah State University Report

#8

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

Women make up 60% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at College of Southern Idaho Report

#9

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

Eastern Wyoming 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 #9 on the list. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school located in the town of Torrington.

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#10

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain 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 #10 on the list. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

Women make up 50% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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 23 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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