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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southwest Region

72 Ranked Colleges
1,353 Degrees Awarded
$23,938 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 18,651 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,992 and $11,878 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,353 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in personal and culinary services.

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

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 224 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Houston, Texas 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 160 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

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Out of the 72 schools in the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 98 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 82 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Culinary Institute Inc. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Culinary Institute Inc is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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With a ranking of #6, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Full CNM Personal & Culinary Services Report

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

Full St Philip’s College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full San Jacinto Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

With a ranking of #8, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 35 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Scottsdale Community College

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With a ranking of #10, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona 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 Chandler-Gilbert Community College

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at San Antonio College

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Full El Centro College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Texas State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at TSTC

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

South Texas College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at South Texas College

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Palo Alto College

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 24 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Personal & Culinary Services Report

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With a ranking of #17, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 23 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full El Paso Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Collin County Community College District landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

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

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

Odessa College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Odessa College

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Lee College

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The Art Institute of Houston came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Houston, Texas 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 19 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Ai Houston

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Pima Community College

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With a ranking of #22, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Estrella Mountain Community College

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Tarrant County College District came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tarrant County College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Northeast Texas Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. NTCC is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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