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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 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and 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 and culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Davis Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Davis Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameo College of Essential Beauty. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Murray.

Of the 152 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Cameo College of Essential Beauty, 1% are male and 99% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Cameo College of Essential Beauty Report

#3

Top Nails & Hair Beauty School

Taylorsville, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Top Nails & Hair Beauty School is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Top Nails & Hair Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Taylorsville.

About 75% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 138 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#5

Skin Science Institute

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Skin Science Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Skin Science Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 124 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Skin Science Institute, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Xenon International Academy-Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Xenon International School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

About 87% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 13% are male.

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

Of the 98 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Boise, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Pueblo Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Women make up 53% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Pueblo Community College Report

Aveda Institute - Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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 and culinary services schools 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 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Precision Production 52,905
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

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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