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Culinary Arts at Central New Mexico Community College

Culinary Arts at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Central New Mexico Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts.

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

CNM Culinary Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

CNM Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

47% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 27
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 25
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 16
Bartending/Bartender 1
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Restaurant Cooks 9,390 $24,100
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 7,360 $30,030
Bartenders 2,480 $20,610
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 2,460 $25,020
Food Service Managers 990 $55,530

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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