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Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 98 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Beauty. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of white plains.

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Aesthetic Science 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Aveda Institute - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Aveda Institute - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Levittown.

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Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of New York, Christine Valmy International School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Christine Valmy International School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pine Brook.

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With a ranking of #11, Academy of Massage and Bodywork did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Academy of Massage and Bodywork is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bear.

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#12

Arrojo Cosmetology School

New York, NY

Arrojo Cosmetology School 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 #12 on the list. NA Enterprises LLC d is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Feasterville, Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. TSPA - Tonawanda is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tonawanda.

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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 Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Rochester, NY
16 Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA
17 Barber & Beauty Institute of New York Hempstead, NY
18 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
19 South Hills Beauty Academy Inc Pittsburgh, PA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
Pennsylvania 3,899
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

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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