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Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Metropolitan Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 13,244 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 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.

MCC 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

MCC Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

64% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at MCC are white. Around 75% 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 Metropolitan Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	31
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	4

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 NE, the home state for Metropolitan Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	6,630	$30,690
Restaurant Cooks	6,490	$28,280
Bartenders	4,730	$22,140
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	3,890	$26,950
Professors	2,270	$52,410

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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