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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.
2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 25 Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Pickens Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Trinidad State Junior College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,714 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, PPCC also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $25,936 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Mandalyn Academy 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 American Fork, Mandalyn Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Milan Institute-Nampa 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 . Milan Institute-Nampa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boise.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Denver. 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 midsize city of Lakewood, Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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, Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Crevier’s Academy of Cosmetology Arts landed the # 5 spot on the 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Technical College of the Rockies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Delta, Technical College of the Rockies is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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 medium-sized city of Provo.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City. 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 suburb of Holladay, Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - Denver. 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 large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
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 small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
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 medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emily Griffith Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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 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 small private for-profit school located in the city of Boise.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Skin Science Institute is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Skin Science Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sandy.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare landed the # 5 spot on the list. Skinworks School & Spa of Advanced Skincare is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogden-Weber Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Honorable Mentions
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 schools 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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