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Personal & Culinary Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a personal and culinary services school? To help you decide if Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's personal and culinary services program.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 6,601. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 25 students received their associate's degree in personal and culinary services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

A-B Tech Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

A-B Tech Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

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Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal and culinary services majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

84% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of personal and culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal and culinary services only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at A-B Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in personal and culinary services at A-B Tech are white. Around 84% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in personal and culinary services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

If you plan to be a personal and culinary services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology	46
Culinary Arts	30

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal and culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Restaurant Cooks	47,350	$24,950
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	36,160	$34,360
Bartenders	13,360	$25,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,620	$25,240
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	8,110	$28,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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