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Culinary Arts at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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

MCTC is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 1,292 students attend the school each year. 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.

MCTC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

MCTC Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at MCTC

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

MCTC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at MCTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at MCTC 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 Mountwest Community and Technical College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
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 Mountwest Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5

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 WV, the home state for Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Restaurant Cooks	6,680	$23,520
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	5,280	$30,140
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	5,090	$24,200
Bartenders	2,350	$21,740
Food Service Managers	1,500	$47,230

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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