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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Cerritos College

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Cerritos College

What traits are you looking for in a general cooking and related culinary arts school? To help you decide if Cerritos College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general cooking and related culinary arts program.

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, 30 students received their associate's degree in general cooking and related culinary arts.

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

  • Basic Certificate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

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

70% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of general cooking and related culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general cooking and related culinary arts graduates 9% 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 general cooking and related culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

A degree in general cooking and related 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
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680
Chefs and Head Cooks 19,420 $51,400
Cooks 4,600 $33,910

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*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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