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Culinary Arts at Kapiolani Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, take a look at what Kapiolani Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kapiolani Community College is located in Honolulu, HI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 82 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Kapiolani Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Kapiolani Community College

Online coursework is an option at Kapiolani Community College. Among 5,914 students, 2,807 (47%) studied exclusively online and 1,655 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Kapiolani Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Hawaii	#1 of 3
Best Value	Hawaii	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#4 of 55
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#19 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#31 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#38 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Kapiolani Community College

Those who finish Kapiolani 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	$28,440
2 years	$31,236
3 years	$32,440
4 years	$33,478
5 years	$36,477

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Kapiolani Community College report median earnings of $33,478, compared with $45,776 for all Kapiolani Community College graduates — about 27% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Kapiolani Community College is $10,087.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Kapiolani Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Kapiolani Community College are 62% women (51) and 38% men (31).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Kapiolani Community College

Among the 54 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Kapiolani Community College, 65% were women (35) and 35% were men (19).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1
Asian	22
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	15
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Kapiolani Community College, higher 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 Kapiolani Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	82

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Kapiolani Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-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.