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Culinary Arts at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, consider the program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College is located in Kalamazoo, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 24 culinary arts degrees were granted at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

Studying Online at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Online coursework is an option at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Among 6,334 students, 1,545 (24%) studied exclusively online and 1,902 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Rankings can help you compare Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Culinary Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Michigan	#1 of 10
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#4 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#5 of 10
Best Value	Nationwide	#25 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#35 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#166 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Students who complete Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,539

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Kalamazoo Valley Community College comes in at $14,382.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are 71% women (17) and 29% men (7).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Of the 13 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 54% were women (7) and 46% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 8% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, lower than 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 Kalamazoo Valley Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	10
Chef Training	14

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College go on to a range of careers. 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.