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Culinary Arts at Butler Community College

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, consider the program at Butler Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Butler Community College is located in El Dorado, KS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 22 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Butler Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Butler Community College

Many students take online classes at Butler Community College. Of 6,841 students, 2,373 (35%) studied exclusively online and 2,293 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Butler Community College

Use these rankings to compare Butler Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Kansas	#2 of 3
Best Value	Kansas	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#15 of 17
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#17 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#183 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#276 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Butler Community College

Students who complete Butler Community College’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	$23,217

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Butler Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Butler Community College are 68% women (15) and 32% men (7).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Butler Community College

Among the 17 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Butler Community College, 65% were women (11) and 35% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 24% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Butler Community College, below 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 Butler Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Butler Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	22

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Butler Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.