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Culinary Arts at Contra Costa College

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

CCC is located in San Pablo, California and approximately 6,249 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

CCC 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

CCC Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at CCC

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

CCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

CCC 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 Contra Costa College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Contra Costa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	13

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 Contra Costa 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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