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Culinary Arts at Orange Coast College

Culinary Arts at Orange Coast College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, take a look at what Orange Coast College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Orange Coast College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 90 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Orange Coast College.

Online Class Availability at Orange Coast College

Online coursework is an option at Orange Coast College. Of 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) studied exclusively online and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Orange Coast College are 64% women (58) and 36% men (32).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Of the 23 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Orange Coast College, 65% were women (15) and 35% were men (8).

Orange Coast College gender breakdown of Culinary Arts Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 8
Hispanic / Latino 7
Asian 2
Two or More Races 3
International (Nonresident) 2
Unknown 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Culinary Arts majors at Orange Coast College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College, lower than 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 Orange Coast College

The Culinary Arts program at Orange Coast College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts 83
Restaurant & Catering Management 7

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-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

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