2026 Personal & Culinary Rankings
Best Colleges for Personal & Culinary
Data-driven rankings of 1,641 trade colleges excelling in Personal & Culinary programs
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Rankings based on field productivity, program depth, retention rates, and institutional quality in Personal & Culinary.
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#1
Complete Data Laurel Business Institute
Uniontown, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 92.6
92.6 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
13.5% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 94%
78% retained Enrollment 629
Programs 7 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,680
#2
Complete Data Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 91.5
91.5 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
5.7% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 96%
81% retained Enrollment 2,538
Programs 6 fields
#3
Complete Data Douglas Education Center
Monessen, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 91.4
91.4 / 100
Field Productivity 100%
42.1% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 99%
87% retained Enrollment 297
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $18,800
#4
Complete Data Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
Public
Overall Score 88.9
88.9 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
2.5% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 83%
73% retained Enrollment 7,699
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#5
Complete Data Florida Education Institute
Miami, FL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 88.6
88.6 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
8.5% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 96%
80% retained Enrollment 1,194
Programs 4 fields
#6
Complete Data Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 88.3
88.3 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
21.8% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 100%
90% retained Enrollment 404
Programs 8 fields
Tuition (In-State) $12,654
#7
Complete Data Laurel Technical Institute
Hermitage, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 86.9
86.9 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
15.7% productivity Program Depth 88%
5 programs Retention 96%
81% retained Enrollment 230
Programs 5 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,680
#8
Complete Data Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
Public
Overall Score 86.8
86.8 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
5.3% productivity Program Depth 99%
8 programs Retention 47%
64% retained Enrollment 8,105
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#9
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 86.7
86.7 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
37.9% productivity Program Depth 32%
2 programs Retention 88%
75% retained Enrollment 641
Programs 1 fields
#10
Complete Data Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Public
Overall Score 86.5
86.5 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
3.4% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 71%
70% retained Enrollment 6,600
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,139
#11
Complete Data Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
Public
Overall Score 85.3
85.3 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
1.8% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 10,615
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#12
Complete Data MTI College
Sacramento, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 85.1
85.1 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
7.4% productivity Program Depth 32%
2 programs Retention 96%
81% retained Enrollment 1,799
Programs 5 fields
#13
Complete Data Central Oklahoma College
Oklahoma City, OK
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 84.9
84.9 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
32.7% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 43%
63% retained Enrollment 832
Programs 3 fields
#14
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 84.1
84.1 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
22.9% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 28%
60% retained Enrollment 16,010
Programs 1 fields
#15
Complete Data South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
Public
Overall Score 83.6
83.6 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
3.1% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 51%
65% retained Enrollment 3,079
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,000
#16
Complete Data Carteret Community College
Morehead City, NC
Public
Overall Score 83.5
83.5 / 100
Field Productivity 89%
2.4% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 92%
77% retained Enrollment 2,851
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,128
#17
Complete Data Eastern Virginia Career College
Fredericksburg, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 83.4
83.4 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
12.2% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 86%
74% retained Enrollment 361
Programs 2 fields
#18
Complete Data Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Erie, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 82.3
82.3 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
9.9% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 537
Programs 3 fields
#19
Complete Data North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA
Public
Overall Score 81.8
81.8 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
3.0% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 47%
64% retained Enrollment 4,827
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#20
Complete Data Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
Public
Overall Score 81.3
81.3 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
1.8% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 3,346
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,600
#21
Complete Data Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 81
81 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
27.9% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 358
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $23,800
#22
Complete Data Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
Public
Overall Score 80.6
80.6 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
2.0% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 38%
62% retained Enrollment 7,814
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#23
Complete Data Lee College
Baytown, TX
Public
Overall Score 80.5
80.5 / 100
Field Productivity 81%
1.4% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 67%
69% retained Enrollment 14,767
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,132
#24
Complete Data Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
Public
Overall Score 80.2
80.2 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
2.2% productivity Program Depth 88%
5 programs Retention 28%
60% retained Enrollment 19,941
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#25
Complete Data Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA
Public
Overall Score 80.2
80.2 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
2.0% productivity Program Depth 88%
5 programs Retention 28%
60% retained Enrollment 12,514
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#26
Complete Data Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA
Public
Overall Score 80.1
80.1 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
3.5% productivity Program Depth 96%
7 programs Retention 13%
55% retained Enrollment 4,162
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#27
Complete Data West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA
Public
Overall Score 79.1
79.1 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
2.6% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 33%
61% retained Enrollment 12,148
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#28
Complete Data Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Public
Overall Score 79.1
79.1 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
2.1% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 76%
71% retained Enrollment 5,740
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,712
#29
Complete Data Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA
Public
Overall Score 79.1
79.1 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
3.4% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 16%
57% retained Enrollment 6,427
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#30
Complete Data Dorsey College
Madison Heights, MI
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 79
79 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
13.6% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 8%
51% retained Enrollment 999
Programs 3 fields
Tuition (In-State) $29,760
#31
Complete Data Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
Public
Overall Score 78.7
78.7 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 99%
8 programs Retention 86%
74% retained Enrollment 19,075
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,386
#32
Complete Data Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
Public
Overall Score 78.2
78.2 / 100
Field Productivity 60%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 21,316
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,386
#33
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
Columbia, MD
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 78.1
78.1 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
3.9% productivity Program Depth 32%
2 programs Retention 95%
79% retained Enrollment 1,760
Programs 5 fields
#34
Complete Data Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
Public
Overall Score 78
78 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
4.1% productivity Program Depth 88%
5 programs Retention 28%
60% retained Enrollment 6,286
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#35
Complete Data Central Carolina Community College
Sanford, NC
Public
Overall Score 78
78 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
1.1% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 10,283
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#36
Complete Data Albany Technical College
Albany, GA
Public
Overall Score 77.8
77.8 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
2.9% productivity Program Depth 99%
9 programs Retention 10%
54% retained Enrollment 5,035
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#37
Complete Data Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
Public
Overall Score 77.4
77.4 / 100
Field Productivity 85%
1.9% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 13%
55% retained Enrollment 11,173
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,000
#38
Complete Data Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
Public
Overall Score 77.4
77.4 / 100
Field Productivity 67%
0.8% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 88%
75% retained Enrollment 6,621
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,375
#39
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.3
77.3 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
11.6% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 83%
73% retained Enrollment 1,102
Programs 5 fields
#40
Complete Data Edgecombe Community College
Tarboro, NC
Public
Overall Score 77.1
77.1 / 100
Field Productivity 89%
2.3% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 98%
84% retained Enrollment 2,051
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#41
Complete Data University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain
Mena, AR
Public
Overall Score 77
77 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
3.2% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 60%
67% retained Enrollment 1,229
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#42
Complete Data Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
Public
Overall Score 76.6
76.6 / 100
Field Productivity 54%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 93%
6 programs Retention 96%
81% retained Enrollment 14,743
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,386
#43
Complete Data Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, AR
Public
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
1.3% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 88%
75% retained Enrollment 3,162
Programs 13 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,568
#44
Complete Data Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, LA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.7
75.7 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
30.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 88%
75% retained Enrollment 159
Programs 2 fields
Tuition (In-State) $15,500
#45
Complete Data Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.6
75.6 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
6.0% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 67%
69% retained Enrollment 2,169
Programs 5 fields
#46
Complete Data Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
Public
Overall Score 75.1
75.1 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
1.9% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 21%
58% retained Enrollment 9,473
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#47
Complete Data Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Public
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
1.0% productivity Program Depth 88%
5 programs Retention 63%
68% retained Enrollment 6,403
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,050
#48
Complete Data Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
Chattanooga, TN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.7
74.7 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
21.9% productivity Program Depth 62%
3 programs Retention 0%
31% retained Enrollment 517
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,665
#49
Complete Data Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, NC
Public
Overall Score 74.3
74.3 / 100
Field Productivity 67%
0.8% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 83%
73% retained Enrollment 5,264
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#50
Complete Data Mitchell Community College
Statesville, NC
Public
Overall Score 73.4
73.4 / 100
Field Productivity 82%
1.4% productivity Program Depth 78%
4 programs Retention 43%
63% retained Enrollment 6,891
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432