2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, personal and culinary services was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 130,328 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.
Madison College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Great Lakes Region . WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Schoolcraft College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,574 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,090 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,502 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 103 |
| Michigan | 266 |
| Ohio | 238 |
| Illinois | 380 |
| Wisconsin | 128 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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 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).
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