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2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
351 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 119,853 people earned their degree in personal and culinary services, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $17,656 and had an average of $12,064 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,410 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 351 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality personal and culinary services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the personal and culinary services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. John Tyler Community College is a public institution located in Chester, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

John Tyler Community College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for Virginia Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students with aid.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at John Tyler Community College

#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Tidewater Community College

#3

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a small public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 6 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid list, PVCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $7,318 for Virginia Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students with aid per year to attend PVCC.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at PVCC

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Central Virginia Community College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid list, Central Virginia Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Virginia Community College is $5,610 for virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Central Virginia Community College

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Western Community College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for Virginia Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students with aid.

Full Virginia Western Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

ECPI University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 155 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid list, ECPI University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,489 for virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid.

Full ECPI University Personal & Culinary Services Report

#7

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Ai Virginia Beach also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $23,561 for virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid per year to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Ai Virginia Beach

#8

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Stratford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 116 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

Stratford University also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,927 for virginia associate degree personal & culinary services students with aid per year to attend Stratford University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Stratford University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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