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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 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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Out of the 125 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,917 in tuition and fees each 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid-State are $6,850 a year.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WITC also is in the top 10% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, Fox Valley 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 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,018 in tuition and fees each year.
Schoolcraft 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. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,652 in tuition and fees each year.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year.
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Ivy Tech Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per 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 came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.
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Lake Land College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lake Land College are $13,905 a year.
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Northwestern Michigan College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. 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.
Joliet Junior College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.
Macomb Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a fairly 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 large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kennedy-King College are $14,430 a year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 schools 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).
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