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Culinary Arts at Mercer County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Mercer County Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Mercer County Community College are white. Around 60% 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 Mercer County Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	1

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer 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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