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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast 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.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 189 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.
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Our analysis found Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ashland.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Reston, DSI Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avi Career Training. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Avi Career Training is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Great Falls.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Gould’s Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Gould's Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.
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Out of the 189 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Chrysm Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
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Florida Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill 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 small city of Chapel Hill, Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Elevate Salon Institute - Durham 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Elevate Salon Institute - Durham is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Summit Salon Academy - Tampa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Summit Salon Academy Tampa is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #11, American Institute of Beauty did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. American Institute of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Largo.
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Boca Beauty Academy landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Boca Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boca Raton.
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Aveda Institute - Tallahassee ranked #13 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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My Le’s Beauty College 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 #14 on the list. My Le's Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Gretna.
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Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington 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 #15 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Aveda Institute - South Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Aveda Institute - South Florida is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Davie.
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Arkansas Beauty School - Little Rock came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Arkansas Beauty School - Little Rock is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Empire Beauty School-E Memphis landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, Empire Beauty School-E Memphis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek 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 #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Goose Creek, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Elaine Sterling Institute landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Elaine Sterling Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland ranked #21 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkland.
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Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Parisian Spa Institute landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, Parisian Spa Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty 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 #24 on the list. Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Park.
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PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
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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 Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Career Academy of Hair Design | Springdale, AR |
| 30 | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 31 | Franklin Academy | Cleveland, TN |
| 32 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry | Casselberry, FL |
| 33 | Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Lakeland | Lakeland, FL |
| 34 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | Hollywood, FL |
| 35 | Hollywood Institute - Margate | Margate, FL |
| 36 | Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 37 | Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham, AL |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,501 |
| West Virginia | 436 |
| Alabama | 996 |
| Kentucky | 1,362 |
| Georgia | 5,282 |
| Tennessee | 2,432 |
| Louisiana | 4,310 |
| Mississippi | 1,210 |
| South Carolina | 1,802 |
| Florida | 12,205 |
| Virginia | 1,482 |
| Arkansas | 1,538 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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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