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Culinary Arts at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, LA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 41 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Delgado Community College.

Online Class Availability at Delgado Community College

Online coursework is an option 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.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Delgado Community College

Rankings can help you compare Delgado Community College’s Culinary Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Louisiana	#7 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Louisiana	#8 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#71 of 81
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#71 of 89
Best Value	Nationwide	#253 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#257 of 295

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Delgado Community College stands at $32,125.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Delgado Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Delgado Community College are 83% women (34) and 17% men (7).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Delgado Community College

Among the 16 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Delgado Community College, 81% were women (13) and 19% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	6
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Delgado Community College, above 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 Delgado Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Delgado Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	10
Chef Training	31

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Delgado Community 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.