2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
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 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia 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. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
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 Tidewater Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. DSI Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Reston.
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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia School of Hair Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avi Career Training. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Great Falls, Avi Career Training is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, The Chrysm Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a 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 |
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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 |
Arkansas | 1,538 |
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 8 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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