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Culinary Arts at Henry Ford College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Henry Ford College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 58 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Henry Ford College.

Online & Distance Learning at Henry Ford College

Distance learning is available at Henry Ford College. Among 11,410 students, 3,581 (31%) studied exclusively online and 4,290 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Henry Ford College

Graduates of Henry Ford 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
2 years	$20,482
3 years	$24,138
4 years	$23,518
5 years	$24,390

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Henry Ford College report median earnings of $23,518, compared with $38,560 for all Henry Ford College graduates — about 39% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Henry Ford College comes in at $19,144.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Henry Ford College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Henry Ford College are 74% women (43) and 26% men (15).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Henry Ford College

Among the 15 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Henry Ford College, 67% were women (10) and 33% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 40% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Henry Ford College, lower than the national average of 52%.*

Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program at Henry Ford College

Among the 7 bachelor’s culinary arts graduates at Henry Ford College, 86% were women (6) and 14% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Henry Ford College.

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

Minority students account for 43% of Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Henry Ford College, above the national average of 42%.*

*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 Henry Ford College

The Culinary Arts program at Henry Ford College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	1
Chef Training	55
Food Service & Dining Management	2

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Henry Ford College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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.