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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region

156 Ranked Colleges
2,461 Degrees Awarded
$26,430 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Personal & Culinary Services is the 31st most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $18,795 and had an average of $12,190 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 36,575 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,064 and $12,865 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,461 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 156 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their personal and culinary services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 121 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Culinary Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 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 53 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Louisiana Culinary Institute

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John A Gupton College
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John A Gupton College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at John A Gupton College

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. JWU Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 206 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Helms College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 50 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Helms College

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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ai Atlanta Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

Stratford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stratford University is a private for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Stratford University Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #8, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private for-profit school handed out 80 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Sullivan University

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With a ranking of #9, H Councill Trenholm State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Trenholm State is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Trenholm State

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida 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 13 students in 2020-2021.

Full International Fine Arts College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Shelton State Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Shelton State Community College

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Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 11 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Remington College - Memphis Campus

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Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina

Robeson Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Lumberton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 9 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Drake State

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

ECPI University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 136 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at ECPI University

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at FTCC

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With a ranking of #17, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full ASUMH Personal & Culinary Services Report

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With a ranking of #18, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 28 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at EMCC

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Livingstone College

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With a ranking of #20, Gadsden State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gadsden, Alabama, and it awarded 26 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at GSCC

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Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, North Carolina

Sandhills Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pinehurst, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at SCC

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James Sprunt Community College
Kenansville, North Carolina

James Sprunt Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at James Sprunt Community College

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full A-B Tech Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Pierpont Community and Technical College

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Full LSCC - Birmingham Campus Personal & Culinary Services Report

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