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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the personal & culinary services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Health and Style Institute

Greensboro, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Health and Style Institute the most popular school in North Carolina for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, Health and Style Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Gastonia.

Of the 136 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#3

Leons Beauty School Inc

Greensboro, NC

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Leons Beauty School Inc helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, Leons Beauty School Inc is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 74 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Out of the 75 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Fayetteville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Paul Mitchell the School Fayetteville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#6

Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#8

Winston Salem Barber School

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston Salem Barber School ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Winston Salem Barber School is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

About 11% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

About 92% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Of the 35 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Coastal Carolina Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#11

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #11, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. CFCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

About 96% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 4% are male.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
13 Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC
14 Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte, NC
14 Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte, NC

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
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 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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