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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

55 Colleges
$6,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Our analysis found Gwinnett Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,636 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Athens Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

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#3

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ogeechee Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #6, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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Jefferson State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $8,610 per year.

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West Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 a year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.

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Central Carolina Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Carolina Community College are $8,698 per year.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327
Tennessee 77

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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