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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 3,211 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan

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 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

L'esprit Academy

Canton, MI

Our 2023 rankings named L’esprit Academy the best school in Michigan for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. L'esprit Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Canton.

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#2

Douglas J Aveda Institute

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Douglas J Aveda Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Douglas J Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at David Pressley School of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Michigan. David Pressley School of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Royal Oak.

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#4

Protege Academy

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 25 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Protege Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of East Lansing, Protege Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Marketti Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marketti Academy of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waterford.

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#6

Elevate Salon Institute

Royal Oak, MI

Elevate Salon Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan list. Elevate Salon Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Royal Oak.

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Paul Mitchell the School Grand Rapids 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 #7 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Grand Rapids is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Kentwood.

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With a ranking of #8, Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monroe.

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Michigan College of Beauty-Troy landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Michigan College of Beauty-Troy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#10

Nuvo College of Cosmetology

Norton Shores, MI

With a ranking of #10, Nuvo College of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Norton Shores, Nuvo College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,161
Wisconsin 1,669
Ohio 3,799
Illinois 4,725

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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