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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

9 Colleges
$26,607 Avg Salary
$17,648 Avg Student Debt

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

With 668 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Carolina Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sanford.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in North Carolina. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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#7

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the town of Lumberton, Robeson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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#9

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Carteret Community College is a small public school located in the town of Morehead City.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 33
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327
Tennessee 77

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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