2024 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

an associate degree in personal & culinary services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #15 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of personal & culinary services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 535 associate degrees in personal & culinary services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on personal & culinary services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of personal & culinary services students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt personal & culinary services students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized personal & culinary services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The personal & culinary services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Personal & Culinary Services in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in personal & culinary services.

Top Colorado Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

1

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder
Boulder, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

388 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in personal & culinary services has to check out Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Boulder.More information about a associate in personal & culinary services from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

2

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arapahoe Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in personal & culinary services. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Littleton.More information about a associate in personal & culinary services from Arapahoe Community College

2

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Pikes Peak Community College is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in personal & culinary services. PPCC is a large public college located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.More information about a associate in personal & culinary services from Pikes Peak Community College

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	71
Idaho	35	19
Wyoming	32	29
Montana	30	17

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Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	477
Funeral & Mortuary Science	43
Cosmetology	15

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	620
Precision Production	152
Construction Trades	42
Transportation & Materials Moving	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images. More about our data sources and methodologies.