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Personal & Culinary Services at Delgado Community College
If you plan to study Personal & Culinary Services, consider the program at Delgado Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.
Delgado Community College is in New Orleans, LA.
Online & Distance Learning at Delgado Community College
Many students take online classes at Delgado Community College. Among 12,712 students, 5,276 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,400 (27%) took at least some classes online.
Personal & Culinary Services Rankings at Delgado Community College
Rankings can help you compare Delgado Community College’s Personal & Culinary Services program to other colleges that offer this major.
Associate-Level Rankings
| Ranking | Scope | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Best Schools (Quality) | Louisiana | #8 of 29 |
| Best Value | Louisiana | #9 of 33 |
| Best Schools (Quality) | Southeast (Region) | #123 of 365 |
| Best Value | Southeast (Region) | #133 of 396 |
| Best Schools (Quality) | Nationwide | #417 of 1,367 |
| Best Value | Nationwide | #420 of 1,424 |
Earnings for Personal & Culinary Services Graduates from Delgado Community College
Those who finish Delgado Community College’s Personal & Culinary Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):
| Years After Graduation | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 1 year | $13,500 |
| 2 years | $19,413 |
| 3 years | $28,993 |
| 4 years | $19,786 |
| 5 years | $18,493 |
How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Personal & Culinary Services graduates from Delgado Community College take home a median $19,786, compared with $42,743 for all Delgado Community College graduates — about 54% lower than the school-wide median.
Median Debt at Graduation
Typical debt at graduation for Personal & Culinary Services graduates from Delgado Community College comes in at $23,562.
Top-Paying Careers for Personal & Culinary Services Graduates
Those who complete Personal & Culinary Services program at Delgado Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Personal & Culinary Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:
| Occupation | Nationwide Median Wage |
|---|---|
| Food Service Managers | $165,782 |
| Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | $58,312 |
| Concierges | $57,046 |
| Crematory Operators | $48,579 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | $47,691 |
| Barbers | $47,321 |
| Bakers | $41,467 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $41,438 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | $40,678 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $39,017 |
References
- IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
- O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- National Center for Education Statistics
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