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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$5,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 2nd in South Carolina. In fact, 1,802 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in South Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year.

Piedmont Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. GTC is a large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,882 per year.

GTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Cosmetology Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Charleston, Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in South Carolina. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rock Hill.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Goose Creek, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in South Carolina. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in South Carolina. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Florence.

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#4

Academy of Hair Technology

Greenville, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Hair Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Academy of Hair Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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
Florida 12,205
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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