2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Personal & Culinary Services is the 31st most popular major in the country with 119,853 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $17,656 and had an average of $12,064 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 33,956 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $16,302 and $12,060 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,720 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality personal and culinary services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the personal and culinary services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 102 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
Valencia College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John A Gupton College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 34 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
John A Gupton College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,817 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students per year to attend John A Gupton College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students list, Athens Technical College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,937 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students per year to attend Athens Technical College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ogeechee Technical College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ogeechee Technical College is $391 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students list, South Georgia Technical College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Georgia Technical College is $-947 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.
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Sullivan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 117 students in 2019-2020.
Sullivan University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sullivan University is $22,392 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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St Petersburg College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Clearwater, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SPC is $3,226 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 40 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
FSCJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,916 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students per year to attend FSCJ.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
NWACC also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend NWACC is $6,574 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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With a ranking of #10, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 46 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students list, Wake Technical Community College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. FTCC is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
FTCC also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville Technical Community College is $5,366 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is $7,411 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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With a ranking of #13, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 46 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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Lanier Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lanier Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Oakwood, Georgia that handed out 3 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
Lanier Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lanier Technical College is $1,768 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Griffin, Georgia that handed out 12 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,568 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chester, Virginia. It awarded 16 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
John Tyler Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,810 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students per year to attend John Tyler Community College.
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Gaston College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Dallas, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
Gaston College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gaston College is $8,486 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 51 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UA Pulaski Tech is $12,030 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
Full University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Personal & Culinary Services Report
Jefferson State Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 31 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
Jeff State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jeff State is $9,018 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
Vance-Granville Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school situated in Henderson, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 11 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,036 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students per year to attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
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Nicholls State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Nicholls State University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students.
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Savannah Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah Tech is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Savannah Tech is $3,742 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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ECPI University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 155 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students list, ECPI University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECPI University is $20,489 for southeast region associate degree personal & culinary services students.
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With a ranking of #25, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students per year to attend Delgado Community College.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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