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Culinary Arts at Cerritos College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Cerritos College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and has a total student population of 20,406. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 41 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.

Cerritos College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Cerritos College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Cerritos College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Cerritos College.

Cerritos College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

61% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Cerritos College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cerritos College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	68
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	11

Cosmetology

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 CA, the home state for Cerritos College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks	166,420	$30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Bartenders	66,320	$30,850
Food Service Managers	37,030	$57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	29,470	$35,680

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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