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2023 Most Popular Online Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

Of the 124 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Trident Technical College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

About 64% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 70% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Oconee Fall Line Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Scottsdale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Scottsdale Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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#8

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Ozarka College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the remote area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Ozarka College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#8

National Holistic Institute

Emeryville, CA

National Holistic Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Emeryville, National Holistic Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in personal & culinary services at National Holistic Institute, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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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 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.

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