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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,501 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 80 schools in North Carolina 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.
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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Health and Style Institute the most popular school in North Carolina for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Greensboro, Health and Style Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Gastonia.
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Leons Beauty School Inc ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Leons Beauty School Inc is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Cape Fear Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.
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With a ranking of #11, Elevate Salon Institute - Durham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Durham, Elevate Salon Institute - Durham is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.
Honorable Mentions
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 North Carolina award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cleveland Community College | Shelby, NC |
| 14 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, NC |
| 15 | Paul Mitchell the School Fayetteville | Fayetteville, NC |
| 16 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC |
| 16 | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford, NC |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 436 |
| Alabama | 996 |
| Kentucky | 1,362 |
| 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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.