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

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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 Virginia Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services

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 Virginia. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics 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 Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. DSI Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Reston.

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#3

Avi Career Training

Great Falls, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Avi Career Training is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Great Falls, Avi Career Training is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, The Chrysm Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia School of Hair Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Virginia School of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

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Tidewater 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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 8 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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