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Culinary Arts at Hudson County Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Hudson County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,039. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 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.

HCCC 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

HCCC Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at HCCC

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

HCCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

46% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at HCCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

HCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	10
International Students	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hudson County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	29
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	12

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 NJ, the home state for Hudson County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Restaurant Cooks	20,720	$33,200
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	20,170	$44,120
Bartenders	17,360	$29,600
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,010	$34,050
Bakers	4,790	$31,090

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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