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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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.
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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 took the #5 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida rankings.
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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 fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.
MDC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Miami Dade College Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Palm Beach State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.
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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.
Pensacola State undergraduate students pay an average of $2,365 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian River State College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.
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Beauty Academy of South Florida 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. 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 suburb of Tampa, Shear Excellence Hair Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry 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. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Casselberry.
The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. TSPA - Melbourne is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
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American Institute of Beauty came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. American Institute of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Largo.
Sunstate 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, Sunstate Academy FM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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.
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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Port Richey.
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Florida Academy of Health & Beauty landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Oakland Park, Florida Academy of Health & Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkland.
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Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Palm Beach.
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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Boca Raton.
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Parisian Spa Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, Parisian Spa Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The Salon Professional Academy - Delray Beach 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 - Delray Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Delray Beach.
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Celebrity School 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. Celebrity School of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.
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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 city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Orange Technical College - Westside Campus 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. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the suburb of Winter Garden.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Orange Technical College - Westside Campus
Latin Beauty Academy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of greenacres, Latin Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hollywood.
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With a ranking of #6, Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Park.
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 Schools 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 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.