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Culinary Arts at Columbia College

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

Columbia College is located in Vienna, Virginia and approximately 371 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 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.

Columbia College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Columbia College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Columbia College

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

Columbia College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

25% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Columbia College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 36% more women than average.

Columbia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	6

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 VA, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Restaurant Cooks	33,380	$26,590
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	27,380	$37,070
Bartenders	10,400	$26,420
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,850	$29,400
Bakers	3,340	$27,030

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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