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Culinary Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

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

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

HACC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

HACC Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

HACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	8
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	6

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Restaurant Cooks	55,980	$26,510
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	37,440	$38,570
Bartenders	33,150	$23,380
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	15,960	$29,180
Bakers	9,040	$27,110

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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