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Culinary Arts at Austin Community College District

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, consider the program at Austin Community College District. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Austin Community College District is in Austin, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 37 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Austin Community College District.

Online Class Availability at Austin Community College District

Distance learning is available at Austin Community College District. Among 39,727 students, 12,879 (32%) studied exclusively online and 11,320 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Austin Community College District

Rankings can help you compare Austin Community College District’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#2 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#2 of 24
Best Value	Texas	#7 of 24
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#10 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#20 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#85 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Austin Community College District

Those who finish Austin Community College District’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,696
2 years	$33,993
5 years	$38,732

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Austin Community College District, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Austin Community College District are 62% women (23) and 38% men (14).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Austin Community College District

Among the 19 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Austin Community College District, 58% were women (11) and 42% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Austin Community College District.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Austin Community College District, lower than the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Austin Community College District

This Culinary Arts program at Austin Community College District breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	10
Chef Training	27

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Austin Community College District go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782
Chefs and Head Cooks	$35,292
Cooks, Private Household	$35,204
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,453

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.