Personal & Culinary Services at Des Moines Area Community College

Every personal and culinary services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the personal and culinary services program at Des Moines Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 58 students received their associate's degree in personal and culinary services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

DMACC Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

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Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal and culinary services majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of personal and culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal and culinary services only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in personal and culinary services at DMACC are white. Around 76% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in personal and culinary services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

The following personal and culinary services concentations are available at Des Moines Area Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Des Moines Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral & Mortuary Science	68
Culinary Arts	56

Related Majors

• Construction Trades
• Mechanic & Repair Technologies
• Precision Production

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal and culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Restaurant Cooks	11,670	$24,700
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	10,460	$32,480
Bartenders	8,370	$21,220
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,580	$27,110
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3,950	$31,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.