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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa

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

9 Colleges
$26,556 Avg Salary
$14,837 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 953 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa.

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Women make up 44% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Iowa Central Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Eastern Iowa Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 38% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#7

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Iowa Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Council Bluffs.

Of the 6 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Iowa Western Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

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Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Marshalltown Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marshalltown.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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 9 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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