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Culinary Arts at Hawaii Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, take a look at what Hawaii Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hawaii Community College sits in Hilo, HI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 culinary arts degrees were granted at Hawaii Community College.

Studying Online at Hawaii Community College

Many students take online classes at Hawaii Community College. Among 2,289 students, 1,002 (44%) studied exclusively online and 523 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Hawaii Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Hawaii Community College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#None of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Hawaii	#None of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 295
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#None of 55
Best Value	Hawaii	#None of 3
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Hawaii Community College

Students who complete Hawaii 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	$27,843
2 years	$26,739
3 years	$23,784
4 years	$22,276
5 years	$34,234

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Hawaii Community College report median earnings of $22,276, compared with $38,213 for all Hawaii Community College graduates — about 42% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Hawaii Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Hawaii Community College are 57% women (8) and 43% men (6).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Hawaii Community College

Among the 7 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Hawaii Community College, 57% were women (4) and 43% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	4
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 86% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Hawaii Community College, above 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 Hawaii Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	14

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Hawaii Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.