2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #35 most popular major in Maine with 24 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School
Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Southern Maine Community College
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Rhode Island | 400 |
| Massachusetts | 104 |
| Connecticut | 44 |
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 values are for the top school 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.