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Culinary Arts at El Paso Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, take a look at what El Paso Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

El Paso Community College is in El Paso, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 34 culinary arts degrees were awarded at El Paso Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at El Paso Community College

Distance learning is available at El Paso Community College. Among 25,567 students, 4,728 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 13,520 (53%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at El Paso Community College

Use these rankings to compare El Paso Community College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#5 of 24
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#6 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#21 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#31 of 37
Best Value	Nationwide	#84 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#261 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from El Paso Community College

Those who finish El Paso Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$20,595
3 years	$11,591
4 years	$21,689
5 years	$27,047

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from El Paso Community College earn a median of $21,689, compared with $33,163 for all El Paso Community College graduates — about 35% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at El Paso Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at El Paso Community College are 65% women (22) and 35% men (12).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at El Paso Community College

Of the 16 associate’s culinary arts graduates at El Paso Community College, 62% were women (10) and 38% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	15
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at El Paso Community College, higher 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 El Paso Community College

This Culinary Arts program at El Paso Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	17
Baking & Pastry Arts	17

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at El Paso Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-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.