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Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 28 culinary arts degrees were granted at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Des Moines Area Community College

Many students take online classes at Des Moines Area Community College. Among 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) studied exclusively online and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Des Moines Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Des Moines Area Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#3 of 17
Best Value	Iowa	#4 of 5
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#10 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#19 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#223 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Des Moines Area Community College

Those who finish Des Moines Area Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,970
2 years	$28,236
3 years	$36,221
4 years	$30,175
5 years	$41,811

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Des Moines Area Community College earn a median of $30,175, compared with $48,243 for all Des Moines Area Community College graduates — about 37% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Des Moines Area Community College is $11,167.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 43% women (12) and 57% men (16).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Among the 22 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Des Moines Area Community College, 36% were women (8) and 64% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 32% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, lower than 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 Des Moines Area Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Des Moines Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	28

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, 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.