2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 535 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in Colorado for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $3,981 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 per year.
Arapahoe Community College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trinidad State Junior College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $4,176 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, IBMC College landed the # 5 spot on the list. IBMC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IBMC are $14,580 per year.
IBMC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
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With a ranking of #6, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
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Xenon International Academy-Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Xenon International School of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.
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Paul Mitchell the School Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
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Empire Beauty School-Littleton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Empire Beauty School-Littleton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 71 |
| Montana | 17 |
| Idaho | 19 |
| Wyoming | 29 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
| 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 21 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).
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