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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$6,329 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

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

With 668 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our analysis found Central Carolina Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sanford.

Central Carolina Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,554 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 Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-B Tech are $2,632 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FTCC are $2,544 per year.

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#6

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

With a ranking of #6, Robeson 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 distant town of Lumberton, Robeson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Robeson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Community 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 #7 on the list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Community College are $2,601 per year.

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#8

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Carteret Community College is a small public school located in the town of Morehead City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carteret Community College are $2,610 a year.

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

JWU Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $35,900 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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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