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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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$26,556 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,501 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 46 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in personal & culinary services at A-B Tech, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Sandhills Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Central Carolina Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Central Carolina Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Sanford.

Of the 5 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Central Carolina Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

About 47% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 53% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

About 86% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Lumberton.

Women make up 82% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Georgia 5,282
Tennessee 2,432
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

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.

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