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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 11,805 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,022 and $12,085 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 661 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in personal and culinary services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great personal and culinary services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the personal and culinary services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate”.

Top 5 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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Citrus College
Glendora, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citrus College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Glendora, California, and it awarded 30 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Citrus College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 242 of the 11,863 students enrolled at Citrus College were GI Bill® students, of which 184 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $487. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Citrus College]](/colleges/citrus-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Golden West College
Huntington Beach, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden West College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington Beach, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Golden West College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 11,396 students enrolled at Golden West College, 160 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $442. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Golden West College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #3 spot on the list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 62 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cerritos College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cerritos College supports 20,406 students, and 248 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 175 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $446. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cerritos College]](/colleges/cerritos-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Riverside City College
Riverside, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the #4 spot on the list. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Riverside City College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, Riverside City College supports 20,080 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $295. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Riverside City College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Riverside City College]](/colleges/riverside-city-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Personal & Culinary Services for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 33 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 198 of the 11,285 students enrolled at Los Angeles Trade Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $535. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Veteran Student Life Report

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