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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$5,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 2,405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in Washington for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,979 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,710 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Gene Juarez Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Summit Salon Academy - Tacoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Summit Salon Academy Tacoma is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma.

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#3

Studio Beauty School

Spokane Valley, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Studio Beauty School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane Valley, Studio Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means BJ’s Beauty & Barber College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. BJ's Beauty & Barber College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gene Juarez Academy-Federal Way is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Federal Way, Gene Juarez Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Gary Manuel Aveda Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. GMAI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 20 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Elite CBS Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Victoria’s Academy of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Kennewick, Victoria's academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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Out of the 20 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, International Beauty Education Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Airway Heights, International Beauty Education Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Stylemaster College of Hair Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Longview, Stylemaster College of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

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#3

Paul Mitchell the School Spokane

Spokane Valley, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Spokane. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Paul Mitchell the School Spokane is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane Valley.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Richland helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Paul Mitchell the School Richland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Richland.

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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 Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
Oregon 1,160
California 11,805
Nevada 1,649

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 20 schools only.

  • 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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