by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned their degree in personal and culinary services, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 17,447 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,005 and $12,026 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 99 colleges that offer a degree in personal and culinary services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in personal and culinary services.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region. Lakewood, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kapiolani CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kapiolani Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region. Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public institution located in Coos Bay, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees 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.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Seattle College landed the #4 spot on the list. South Seattle College is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 24 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region. Columbia Junior College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 38 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Junior College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #6, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Kahului, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at UH Maui College
With a ranking of #8, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu Community College is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 31 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Honolulu CC
Bellingham Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 55 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
Hawaii Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii CC is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 29 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Hawaii CC
Laney College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Spokane Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 66 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Spokane Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Cypress College
Leeward Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Leeward Community College is a public institution located in Pearl City, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Leeward Community College
With a ranking of #16, Seattle Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Seattle Central College
Kauai Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Kauai CC is a small school located in Lihue, Hawaii that handed out 11 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kauai CC
Central Oregon Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Bend, Oregon, and it awarded 14 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Oregon Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
Walla Walla Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Walla Walla Community College is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Walla Walla Community College
Mt. Hood Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Full Mt. Hood Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
Cerritos College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large school located in Norwalk, California that handed out 156 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Linn-Benton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. LBCC is a small public school situated in Albany, Oregon. It awarded 12 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Bastyr University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Kenmore, Washington, and it awarded 4 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Bastyr University
College of Southern Nevada came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 24 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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