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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

In 2020-2021, 118 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in personal and culinary services at DMACC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Kirkwood Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kirkwood Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Women make up 31% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report

Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

Women make up 50% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Iowa Central Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Iowa Community College District is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

About 40% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Eastern Iowa Community College District

Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

About 80% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Indian Hills Community College

With a ranking of #7, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Northeast Iowa Community College

#7

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Iowa Western Community College Report

#9

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Marshalltown 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Marshalltown Community College

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
South Dakota 2
Missouri 79
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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