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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$5,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,077 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 92 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for personal and culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
$5,315 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for personal and culinary services students. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,315 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 a year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,304.

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Out of the 18 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,186 per year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at GTC take out is $24,813.

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Out of the 18 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Goose Creek, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology take out $11,387 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 18 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Camden, LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc take out is $7,646.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Charleston, Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Charleston Cosmetology Institute take out $10,640 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Augusta.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta carry an average student debtload of $12,999. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $69.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg take out is $11,387. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Carolina list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville take out is $12,137. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $122.

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The excellent programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Columbia, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia take out an average of $11,387 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
Tennessee 77
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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