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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$6,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 371 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

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

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 Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Our analysis found Miami Dade College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year.

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#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,682 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pensacola State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Pensacola State undergraduate students pay an average of $2,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Daytona State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Daytona State College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Daytona State College Report

#6

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Indian River State College also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Florida State 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 suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

International Fine Arts College undergraduate students pay an average of $19,354 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #9, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 per year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 9 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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