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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,538 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arkansas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Arkansas State University - Newport the best value school in Arkansas for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $2,952 per year.
ASUN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Pulaski Tech are $5,820 a year.
UA Pulaski Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Searcy Beauty College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Searcy Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Academy of Salon and Spa is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Academy of Salon & Spa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Smith.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Beauty College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Arkansas Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Russellville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Career Academy of Hair Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Springdale, Career Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hot Springs Beauty College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hot Springs, Hot Springs Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arkansas Beauty School - Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Arkansas. Arkansas Beauty School - Little Rock is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arthur’s Beauty College Inc - Jacksonville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Arthur's Beauty College Inc - Jacksonville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jacksonville.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Salon Professional Academy - North Little Rock is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Sherwood, TSPA - North Little Rock is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 3,501 |
West Virginia | 436 |
Alabama | 996 |
Kentucky | 1,362 |
Georgia | 5,282 |
Tennessee | 2,432 |
Louisiana | 4,310 |
Mississippi | 1,210 |
South Carolina | 1,802 |
Florida | 12,205 |
Virginia | 1,482 |
Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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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