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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$2,698 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 Florida. With 12,205 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Florida 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. 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.

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

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

Check out the personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 25 Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year.

Valencia College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MDC also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking.

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#3

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year.

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#4

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pensacola State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pensacola State are $2,365 per year.

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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Indian River State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Beauty Academy of South Florida

Hialeah Gardens, FL

Beauty Academy of South Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Beauty Academy of South Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah Gardens.

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Shear Excellence Hair Academy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Tampa, Shear Excellence Hair Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Shear Excellence Hair Academy

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Casselberry.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. TSPA - Melbourne is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne

American Institute of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. American Institute of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Largo.

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#6

Sunstate Academy

Fort Myers, FL

With a ranking of #6, Sunstate Academy did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fort Myers, Sunstate Academy FM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Florida Barber Academy

Plantation, FL

Florida Barber Academy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Plantation, Florida Barber Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Bene's Career Academy

New Port Richey, FL

With a ranking of #6, Bene’s Career Academy did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Bene's Career Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Port Richey.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Bene’s Career Academy

With a ranking of #6, Florida Academy of Health & Beauty did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Oakland Park, Florida Academy of Health & Beauty is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkland.

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Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of West Palm Beach.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach

#6

Boca Beauty Academy

Boca Raton, FL

Boca Beauty Academy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Boca Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boca Raton.

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#6

Parisian Spa Institute

Jacksonville, FL

Parisian Spa Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, Parisian Spa Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Delray Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. TSPA - Delray Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Delray Beach.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Salon Professional Academy - Delray Beach

Celebrity School of Beauty ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Celebrity School of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Celebrity School of Beauty

#6

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Orange Technical College - Westside Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the suburb of Winter Garden.

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#6

Latin Beauty Academy

greenacres, FL

Latin Beauty Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of greenacres, Latin Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Latin Beauty Academy

With a ranking of #6, Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hollywood.

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Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Park.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of Florida seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

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 44 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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