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Culinary Arts at Nassau Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, take a look at what Nassau Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Nassau Community College is in Garden City, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 18 culinary arts degrees were granted at Nassau Community College.

Online Class Availability at Nassau Community College

Many students take online classes at Nassau Community College. Of 12,301 students, 1,413 (11%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,493 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Nassau Community College

Rankings can help you compare Nassau Community College’s Culinary Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#3 of 14
Best Value	New York	#4 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#6 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#14 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#51 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Nassau Community College

Those who finish Nassau Community College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$28,309
3 years	$41,484
4 years	$45,479

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Nassau Community College report median earnings of $45,479, compared with $47,708 for all Nassau Community College graduates — about 5% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Nassau Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Nassau Community College are 56% women (10) and 44% men (8).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Nassau Community College

Among the 18 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Nassau Community College, 56% were women (10) and 44% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Nassau Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Nassau Community College, below 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 Nassau Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Nassau Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	11
Restaurant & Catering Management	7

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Nassau Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, 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.