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Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Des Moines Area Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts/chef training, 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.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 31 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts/chef training.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts/Chef Training (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DMACC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts/chef training majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

48% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts/chef training at DMACC are white. Around 68% 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 culinary arts/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training 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
Chefs and Head Cooks	850	$42,280
Cooks	80	$27,590

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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