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Culinary Arts at Clark College

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

Clark College is located in Vancouver, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 44 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Clark College.

Online & Distance Learning at Clark College

Distance learning is available at Clark College. Among 7,463 students, 3,267 (44%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,305 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Clark College

Those who finish Clark College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Culinary Arts at Clark College

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$25,774
4 years	$23,167
5 years	$24,922

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Clark College earn a median of $23,167, compared with $39,691 for all Clark College graduates — about 42% lower than the school-wide median.

Culinary Arts earnings compared with all majors at Clark College

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Clark College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Clark College are 57% women (25) and 43% men (19).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Clark College

Of the 16 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Clark College, 56% were women (9) and 44% were men (7).

Clark College gender breakdown of Culinary Arts Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic diversity of Culinary Arts majors at Clark College

Minority students account for 38% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Clark College, 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 Clark College

This Culinary Arts program at Clark College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	25
Chef Training	19

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Clark College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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

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