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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$4,079 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 535 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Arapahoe Community College the best value school in Colorado for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Arapahoe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Arapahoe Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Colorado. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 71
Montana 17
Idaho 19
Wyoming 29

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

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 4 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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