2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You
With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 124 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles the best school in the Far Western US Region for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Far Western US Region . SFIEC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Gary Manuel Aveda Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Far Western US Region . GMAI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Danville, J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Academy for Salon Professionals came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, Academy for Salon Professionals is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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International College of Cosmetology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, International College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.
International Academy of Style landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. International Academy of Style is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Reno.
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Aveda Institute Las Vegas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, Aveda Institute Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Hoss Lee Academy ranked #13 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Hoss Lee Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Roseville.
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Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.
Cinta Aveda Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Cinta Aveda Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Lytle's Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Santa Rosa.
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Aveda Institute - Portland landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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19 | The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose | San Jose, CA |
20 | School Removed | |
21 | Summit Salon Academy - Tacoma | Tacoma, WA |
22 | Hilltop Beauty School | Daly City, CA |
23 | Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs, CA |
24 | Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin | Las Vegas, NV |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alaska | 33 |
Hawaii | 395 |
Washington | 2,405 |
Oregon | 1,160 |
California | 11,805 |
Nevada | 1,649 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
Precision Production | 55,411 |
Construction Trades | 40,802 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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