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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the personal and culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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 town of Trinidad.
Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,631 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Arapahoe Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.
Arapahoe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each 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 .
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pikes Peak Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,403 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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 school with a small student population.
Flathead Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,643 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Utah Valley University
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 midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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