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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 1,362 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
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
Our 2023 rankings named PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green the best school in Kentucky for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bowling Green.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Ideal Beauty Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Louisville, Ideal Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Summit Salon Academy - Lexington is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, Summit Salon Academy Lexington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Glasgow helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Kentucky. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Glasgow.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Dixie is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, Empire Beauty School-Dixie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Barrett and Company School of Hair Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the fringe town of Nicholasville, Barrett and Company School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a student population.
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Paul Mitchell the School Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Paul Mitchell the School Louisville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Louisville.
Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Somerset Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Louisville.
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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,501 |
| West Virginia | 436 |
| Alabama | 996 |
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.