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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

83 Colleges
$5,618 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 Texas. In fact, 12,596 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 83 schools in Texas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Lee College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Tarrant County College District Report

#4

Howard College

Big Spring, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $4,580 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Texas. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at San Jacinto Community College

#6

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College 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. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,473 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at South Plains College Report

#7

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $2,973 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at College of the Mainland Report

Houston Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year.

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#9

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMC are $4,880 a year.

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#10

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.

Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,132 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Grayson College

#11

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System 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 #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 a year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Lone Star College System Report

#12

Frank Phillips College

Borger, TX

With a ranking of #12, Frank Phillips College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Borger, FPC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FPC are $4,612 a year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Frank Phillips College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
13 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
14 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
14 Weatherford College Weatherford, TX
16 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,080
New Mexico 1,065
Oklahoma 1,910

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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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 83 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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