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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

271 Colleges
$18,760 Avg Salary
$8,300 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 271 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the personal & culinary services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for personal & culinary services students. Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Advance Beauty College

Garden Grove, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Advance Beauty College is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Advance Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asian-American International Beauty College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, Asian-American International Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 271 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellus Academy - Poway landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Poway, Bellus Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Aveda Institute Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

Aveda Institute Las Vegas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, Aveda Institute Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Milan Institute-Clovis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Milan Institute-Clovis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clovis.

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#10

Federico Beauty Institute

Sacramento, CA

Federico Beauty Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Federico Beauty Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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#11

Bellus Academy - National City

Chula Vista, CA

Bellus Academy - National City came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Bellus Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Modesto ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Paul Mitchell the School Modesto is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Modesto.

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#14

Coastline Beauty College

Fountain Valley, CA

Coastline Beauty College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the small city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

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 #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, My Le's Beauty College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Temecula ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Temecula, Paul Mitchell the School Temecula is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Academy of Hair Design - Las Vegas ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, Academy of Hair Design - Las Vegas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#18

Bellus Academy - El Cajon

El Cajon, CA

Bellus Academy - El Cajon landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of El Cajon, Bellus Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#19

Cinta Aveda Institute

San Francisco, CA

Cinta Aveda Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Cinta Aveda Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#20

Career Academy of Beauty

Garden Grove, CA

Career Academy of Beauty landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Career Academy of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

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#21

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

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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 #22 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Upland, Salon Success Academy - Upland is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #23, Paul Mitchell the School Richland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Paul Mitchell the School Richland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Richland.

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Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Reno.

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With a ranking of #25, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#28

Citrus College

Glendora, CA
#28

Aveda Institute - Portland

Portland, OR
#30

Lu Ross Academy

Ventura, CA
#32

Institute of Technology

Clovis, CA
#32

Cosmo Beauty Academy

Sacramento, CA
#34

Milan Institute-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
41 MTI College Sacramento, CA
41 Paul Mitchell the School Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA
43 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
43 The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose San Jose, CA
45 Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA
46 International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA
47 Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA
47 Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA
49 Summit Salon Academy - Tacoma Tacoma, WA
49 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
49 Palace Beauty College Los Angeles, CA
49 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA
53 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
54 International Academy of Style Reno, NV

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
Washington 2,405
Oregon 1,160
California 11,805
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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