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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Medspa Academies

South Jordan, UT

Our analysis found Medspa Academies to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Jordan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aveda Institute - Denver is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skin Science Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Skin Science Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sandy.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Murray.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Aveda Institute - Boise landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Aveda Institute - Boise is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Mandalyn Academy

American Fork, UT

Mandalyn Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of American Fork, Mandalyn Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Colorado Springs 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. TSPA - Colorado Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Acaydia School of Aesthetics landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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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