2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. 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.
The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 10% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College also took the #3 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.
North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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South Plains College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jacinto 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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Grayson 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. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.
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Del Mar College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year.
Request InformationBest Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 132 |
| Texas | 1,155 |
| New Mexico | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 45 |
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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 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).
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