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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 125 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.
Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 125 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 per year.
Gateway Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,850 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 per year.
WITC also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.
FVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #8, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,018 in tuition and fees each year.
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Schoolcraft College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.
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Ivy Tech 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Sinclair Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per year.
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Lake Land College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,905 per year.
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Northwestern Michigan 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. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $12,048 per year.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Joliet Junior College are $13,800 per year.
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With a ranking of #16, Macomb Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,830 a year.
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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 a year.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.
Kennedy-King College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,430 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,161 |
| Michigan | 3,211 |
| Wisconsin | 1,669 |
| Ohio | 3,799 |
| Illinois | 4,725 |
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 125 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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