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Culinary Arts & Personal Services community-college programs in New Jersey

11 community colleges in New Jersey report awarding credentials in Culinary Arts & Personal Services. Culinary, baking, hospitality, and cosmetology programs with strong placement records. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Culinary Arts & Personal Services program in New Jersey, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with New Jersey public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within New Jersey published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for New Jersey and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City8%
  2. Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor7%
  3. Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing5%
  4. Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack5%
  5. Passaic County Community CollegePaterson3%
  6. Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft2%
  7. Middlesex CollegeEdison1%
  8. Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel1%
  9. County College of MorrisRandolph0%
  10. Sussex County Community CollegeNewton0%
  11. Bergen Community CollegeParamus0%

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