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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$4,922 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 Ohio. With 3,799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Ohio 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in Ohio for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati State are $5,274 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cincinnati State is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Ohio.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,622 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Heath.

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#4

The Spa School

Columbus, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at The Spa School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, The Spa School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Elite School of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Norwalk, Elite School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of OREGON.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Brunswick, Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

LaBarberia Institute of Hair

Mayfield Hts, OH

Out of the 26 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, LaBarberia Institute of Hair landed the # 4 spot on the list. LaBarberia Institute of Hair is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mayfield Hts.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of CANAL WINCHESTER.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,161
Michigan 3,211
Wisconsin 1,669
Illinois 4,725

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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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