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2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate

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1,792 Degrees Awarded
$27,357 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 15,071 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,630 and $11,941 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,792 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 69 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. To top this list, a school must have a successful personal and culinary services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Hyde Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 665 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Culinary Institute of America

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 135 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full PIMS Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Out of the 69 schools in the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service landed the #3 spot on the list. AAMI is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 83 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 58 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

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Douglas Education Center
Monessen, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Douglas Education Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Douglas Education Center is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full Douglas Education Center Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Niagara County Community College is a small public school situated in Sanborn, New York. It awarded 53 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Niagara County Community College

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York

Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 52 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Monroe College
Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #8, Monroe College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 41 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Monroe College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at SUNY Schenectady County Community College

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Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey

With a ranking of #10, Hudson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. HCCC is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 37 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hudson County Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Anne Arundel Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. AACC is located in Arnold, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Anne Arundel Community College

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Northampton County Area Community College

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Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. CCBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full CCBC Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, New Jersey

Mercer County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Mercer County Community College

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With a ranking of #14, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full Suffolk County Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Pittsburgh Technical College

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Kingsborough Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

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

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Hudson Valley Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Full Hudson Valley Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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With a ranking of #19, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 21 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Full Brookdale Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, New Jersey

Atlantic Cape Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Atlantic Cape Community College is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full Atlantic Cape Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Prince George’s Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Prince George’s Community College is located in Largo, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at PGCC

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Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland

Howard Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Maryland, and it awarded 17 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at HCC

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Alfred State College
Alfred, New York

Alfred State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Alfred State College

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology

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