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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 2nd in Tennessee. In fact, 2,432 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Gould's Academy

Memphis, TN

Our analysis found Gould’s Academy to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, Gould's Academy 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 Empire Beauty School-E Memphis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Empire Beauty School-E Memphis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Tennessee. Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

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#5

Franklin Academy

Cleveland, TN

Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Franklin Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Austin's Beauty College Inc

Clarksville, TN

Austin’s Beauty College Inc landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin's Beauty College Inc is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

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Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Jenny Lea is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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With a ranking of #9, Genesis Career College-Cookeville did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Cookeville, Genesis Career College-Cookeville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Empire Beauty School-Nashville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the suburb of Brentwood, Empire Beauty School-Nashville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Georgia 5,282
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

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 18 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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