2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for personal and culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Trinidad State Junior College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Arapahoe Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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The excellent associate degree programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,403 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Flathead Valley Community College are $12,643 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.
UVU also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 535 |
| Utah | 71 |
| Montana | 17 |
| Idaho | 19 |
| Wyoming | 29 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 6 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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