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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$4,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Pickens Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Colorado. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 per year.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Colorado. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PPCC are $3,981 a year.

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#3

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

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 large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 per year.

Arapahoe Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinidad State Junior College are $4,176 a year.

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#5

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IBMC College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. IBMC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IBMC are $14,580 a year.

IBMC also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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#6

International Salon and Spa Academy

Colorado Springs, CO

With a ranking of #6, International Salon and Spa Academy did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. International Salon and Spa Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Xenon International Academy-Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Xenon International School of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Aurora.

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Paul Mitchell the School Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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Empire Beauty School-Littleton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Empire Beauty School-Littleton is a private for-profit school 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 large 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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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 71
Montana 17
Idaho 19
Wyoming 29

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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