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Culinary Arts at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Lake Washington Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 3,319 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

LWTech 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

LWTech Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

78% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at LWTech are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	15
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	15

Funeral & Mortuary Science

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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Restaurant Cooks	32,510	$32,370
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	21,740	$41,430
Bartenders	13,630	$35,390
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,650	$34,230
Bakers	5,850	$33,300

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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