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Culinary Arts at Grand Rapids Community College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Grand Rapids Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 12,107 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 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.

Grand Rapids Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Grand Rapids Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

75% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Grand Rapids Community College are white. Around 71% 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 Grand Rapids Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Rapids Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	42
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	16
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	8

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 MI, the home state for Grand Rapids Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Restaurant Cooks	37,160	$25,550
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	30,200	$35,140
Bartenders	17,500	$24,070
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,560	$28,410
Bakers	5,800	$26,430

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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