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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You
With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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.
Top 25 Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinidad State Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trinidad State Junior College also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,714 in tuition and fees each year.
PPCC also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mandalyn Academy is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of American Fork, Mandalyn Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Milan Institute-Nampa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Milan Institute-Nampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boise.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Paul Mitchell the School Denver 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 Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Rexburg, Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Westminster, Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crevier’s Academy of Cosmetology Arts. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Kalispell, Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Technical College of the Rockies helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Delta, Technical College of the Rockies is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Acaydia School of Aesthetics helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Holladay, Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Institute - Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Aveda Institute - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Aveda Institute - Provo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Emily Griffith Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Salon Professional Academy - Colorado Springs is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. TSPA - Colorado Springs is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Boise is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Boise is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Skin Science Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Skin Science Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sandy.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Skinworks School & Spa of Advanced Skincare is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ogden-Weber Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the city of Ogden.
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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 the Rocky Mountains Region award.
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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 82 |
| Colorado | 4,642 |
| Utah | 3,047 |
| Montana | 205 |
| Idaho | 1,200 |
Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for 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 |
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 39 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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