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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southeast Region

156 Ranked Colleges
2,373 Degrees Awarded
$26,704 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Personal & Culinary Services is the 31st most popular major in the country with 149,352 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , personal & culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $18,568 and had an average of $9,794 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 40,920 personal & culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,036 and $10,264 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,373 personal & culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 156 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal & culinary services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their personal & culinary services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 156 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service landed the #1 spot on the list. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Culinary Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 50 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Personal & Culinary Services Report

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John A Gupton College
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John A Gupton College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 38 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Full John A Gupton College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to 217 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Helms College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. Helms College is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Helms College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 30 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

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

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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky

Sullivan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 69 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Sullivan University

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H Councill Trenholm State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Trenholm State

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Shelton State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Shelton State Community College is a small public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 30 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Shelton State Community College

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Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Remington College - Memphis Campus

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Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina

Robeson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lumberton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s personal & culinary services students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about Personal & Culinary Services at Robeson Community College

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Drake State is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Drake State

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

ECPI University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 111 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full ECPI University Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 73 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal & culinary services students in 2021-2022.

Full FTCC Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. ASUMH is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full ASUMH Personal & Culinary Services Report

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With a ranking of #18, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at East Mississippi Community College

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingstone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Livingstone College

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With a ranking of #20, Gadsden State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Gadsden State Community College is a public institution located in Gadsden, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at GSCC

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Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, North Carolina

Sandhills Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sandhills Community College is a small public school situated in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It awarded 19 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Sandhills Community College

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James Sprunt Community College
Kenansville, North Carolina

James Sprunt Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal & culinary services students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at James Sprunt Community College

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 22 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 20 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Pierpont Community and Technical College

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s personal & culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at LSCC - Birmingham Campus

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