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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 1,362 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green the most popular school in Kentucky for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Of the 113 students majoring in personal & culinary services at PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Summit Salon Academy - Lexington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Summit Salon Academy Lexington is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Summit Salon Academy Lexington, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

Of the 21 students majoring in personal & culinary services at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

Women make up 57% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Maysville Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in Kentucky. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

Of the 41 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Maysville Community and Technical College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

About 52% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 48% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#9

Ideal Beauty Academy

Louisville, KY

Ideal Beauty Academy landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Louisville, Ideal Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Barrett and Company School of Hair Design ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Nicholasville, Barrett and Company School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
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 27 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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