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Culinary Arts at Erie Community College

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Erie Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Erie Community College is in Buffalo, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 22 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Erie Community College.

Studying Online at Erie Community College

Distance learning is available at Erie Community College. Of 8,090 students, 1,335 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,310 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Erie Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Erie Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#6 of 13
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#12 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#13 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#29 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#138 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#238 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Erie Community College

Those who finish Erie Community College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$21,435
2 years	$23,579
4 years	$17,788

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Erie Community College take home a median $17,788, compared with $42,331 for all Erie Community College graduates — about 58% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Erie Community College comes in at $6,439.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Erie Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Erie Community College are 55% women (12) and 45% men (10).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Erie Community College

Among the 11 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Erie Community College, 55% were women (6) and 45% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Erie 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 Erie Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Erie Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	9
Chef Training	11
Food Preparation/Kitchen Assistant	2

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Erie Community College work across a variety of fields. Here 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.