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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Our analysis found Davis Technical College to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Murray.

Women make up 99% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#3

Top Nails & Hair Beauty School

Taylorsville, UT

Out of the 72 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Top Nails & Hair Beauty School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Top Nails & Hair Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Taylorsville.

Women make up 80% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 72 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Skin Science Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Skin Science Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sandy.

About 99% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 1% are male.

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Xenon International Academy-Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Aurora, Xenon International School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Xenon International School of Hair Design, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Mountainland Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Mountainland Technical College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Mountainland Technical College Report

Paul Mitchell the School Boise landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Paul Mitchell the School Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Of the 76 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Boise, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Pueblo Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

Of the 73 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Pueblo Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Pueblo Community College Report

Aveda Institute - Denver landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Aveda Institute - Denver Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Rocky Mountains Region that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.

Rank College Location
11 International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs, CO
11 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
13 Stacey James Institute Parker, CO
14 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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 25 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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