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General Cooking & Culinary Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
If you plan to study General Cooking & Culinary Arts, take a look at what Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College sits in Perkinston, MS.
In the most recent year for which we have data, 27 general cooking & culinary arts degrees were granted at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Studying Online at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Distance learning is available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Of 8,694 students, 2,064 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,768 (32%) took at least some classes online.
Student Demographics & Diversity
Take a look at the composition of General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, broken down by degree level.
Across all degree levels, General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are 63% women (17) and 37% men (10).
General Cooking & Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Of the 7 associate’s general cooking & culinary arts degrees awarded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 71% were women (5) and 29% were men (2).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| White | 3 |
| Hispanic / Latino | 1 |
| Black / African American | 1 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Two or More Races | 1 |
Minority students account for 57% of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, lower than the national average of 66%.*
*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.
Highest-Paying Careers for General Cooking & Culinary Arts Graduates
Graduates of the General Cooking & Culinary Arts program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:
| Occupation | Nationwide Median Wage |
|---|---|
| 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, 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.