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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$4,745 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 Colorado. With 4,642 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Colorado 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.

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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in Colorado for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 a year.

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Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $4,065 per year.

PPCC also took the #3 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinidad State Junior College are $5,240 a year.

Trinidad State Junior College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Technical College of the Rockies landed the # 4 spot on the list. Technical College of the Rockies is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Delta.

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International Salon and Spa Academy

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Salon and Spa Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. International Salon and Spa Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Xenon International Academy-Denver is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Xenon International School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

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Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, The Salon Professional Academy - Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, TSPA - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emily Griffith Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Emily Griffith is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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 14 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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