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Culinary Arts at Elgin Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Elgin Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts.

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

ECC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

ECC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

73% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elgin Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	53
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	21
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	15
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	9

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Bartenders	28,570	$24,280
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	19,960	$27,550
Bakers	8,810	$26,620

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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