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Culinary Arts at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 45 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.

Houston Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Houston Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

73% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	9
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	34
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	19

Cosmetology

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Restaurant Cooks	110,440	$25,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Bartenders	42,410	$27,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	33,000	$24,770
Bakers	15,150	$25,950

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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