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Culinary Arts at Merced College
What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Merced College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.
Merced College sits in Merced, CA.
During the most recent reporting year, 3 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Merced College.
Studying Online at Merced College
Many students take online classes at Merced College. Among 12,472 students, 5,000 (40%) studied exclusively online and 4,027 (32%) took at least some classes online.
Student Demographics & Diversity
The following sections describe the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Merced College, by degree type.
Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Merced College are 100% women (3) and 0% men (0).
Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Merced College
Of the 1 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Merced College, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Merced College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Hispanic / Latino | 1 |
Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Merced College, above 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 Merced College
The Culinary Arts program at Merced College breaks down into more specific concentrations:
| Concentration | Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Cooking & Culinary Arts | 3 |
Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates
Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Merced College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks 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.