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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 2nd in California. In fact, 11,805 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 179 schools in California to see which 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 .

#1

Advance Beauty College

Garden Grove, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Advance Beauty College the most popular school in California for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Garden Grove, Advance Beauty College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Asian-American International Beauty College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in California. Asian-American International Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellus Academy - Poway. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California list. Bellus Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Poway.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California list. Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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With a ranking of #6, Milan Institute-Clovis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Clovis, Milan Institute-Clovis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Federico Beauty Institute

Sacramento, CA

Federico Beauty Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Federico Beauty Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Bellus Academy - National City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Chula Vista, Bellus Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

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With a ranking of #10, Paul Mitchell the School Modesto did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Modesto, Paul Mitchell the School Modesto is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

Coastline Beauty College

Fountain Valley, CA

Coastline Beauty College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Coastline Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fountain Valley.

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#12

My Le's Beauty College

Sacramento, CA

My Le’s Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #12 on the list. My Le's Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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Paul Mitchell the School Temecula did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Temecula is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Temecula.

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#14

Bellus Academy - El Cajon

El Cajon, CA

Bellus Academy - El Cajon ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California list. Bellus Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of El Cajon.

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#15

Cinta Aveda Institute

San Francisco, CA

Cinta Aveda Institute came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Cinta Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

Career Academy of Beauty

Garden Grove, CA

Career Academy of Beauty came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Garden Grove, Career Academy of Beauty is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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Salon Success Academy - Upland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #18 on the list. Salon Success Academy - Upland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Upland.

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California College of Barbering and Cosmetology came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Stockton, CAL CBC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Salon Success Academy - Corona landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Corona, Salon Success Academy - Corona is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#21

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Citrus College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Glendora.

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#22

Lu Ross Academy

Ventura, CA

Lu Ross Academy ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California list. Lu Ross Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

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With a ranking of #23, Salon Success Academy - Redlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Salon Success Academy - Redlands is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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#24

Institute of Technology

Clovis, CA

With a ranking of #24, Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Fresno Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Clovis.

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#24

Cosmo Beauty Academy

Sacramento, CA

Cosmo Beauty Academy landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, CBA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#26

Milan Institute-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
27 Paul Mitchell the School Pasadena Pasadena, CA
28 School Removed
29 International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA
30 Paul Mitchell the School Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA
30 MTI College Sacramento, CA
32 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
32 The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose San Jose, CA
34 International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA
35 Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
Washington 2,405
Oregon 1,160
Nevada 1,649

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 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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