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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$2,579 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,501 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the personal & culinary services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 30 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Piedmont Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in North Carolina.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Carolina Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Carolina Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Sanford.

Central Carolina Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,554 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

Wake Technical Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

A-B Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,832 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, A-B Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, Cleveland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland Community College are $2,602 per year.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. CCCTI is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hudson.

CCCTI undergraduate students pay an average of $2,537 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,229 a year.

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#10

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Robeson Community College are $2,563 per year.

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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
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
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 30 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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