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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

46 Colleges
$26,607 Avg Salary
$17,648 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the personal and culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

Of the 206 students majoring in personal and culinary services at JWU Charlotte, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 70% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 71% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

Women make up 84% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Sandhills Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

About 90% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Central Carolina Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sanford.

About 89% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Guilford Technical Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Alamance Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Lumberton, Robeson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools 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 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.

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