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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$5,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tidewater Community College the best value school in Virginia for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. DSI Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Reston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia School of Hair Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia 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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#3

Avi Career Training

Great Falls, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Avi Career Training is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. 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 Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, The Chrysm Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 large suburb of Ashland, Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics 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
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
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 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.

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