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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 large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 76% 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, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the 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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Out of the 46 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-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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With a ranking of #6, Sandhills Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public college 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #8, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the midsize 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 Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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