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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$4,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,669 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for personal & culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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 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 Wisconsin. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,642 per year.

CVTC also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $4,607 per year.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,571 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize 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 $4,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-State Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $4,760 in in-state 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 Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WITC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $4,826 per year.

FVTC also took the #2 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MATC are $4,867 a year.

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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Janesville, Tricoci JAN is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Institute of Beauty and Wellness landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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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
Ohio 3,799
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 21 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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