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General Cooking & Culinary Arts at Orange Coast College
If you plan to study General Cooking & Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Orange Coast College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.
Orange Coast College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.
For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 83 general cooking & culinary arts degrees were awarded at Orange Coast College.
Online Class Availability at Orange Coast College
Distance learning is available at Orange Coast College. Among 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.
Student Demographics & Diversity
Take a look at the composition of General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at Orange Coast College, broken down by degree level.
Program-wide, General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at Orange Coast College are 64% women (53) and 36% men (30).
General Cooking & Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College
Among the 20 associate’s general cooking & culinary arts graduates at Orange Coast College, 65% were women (13) and 35% were men (7).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| White | 7 |
| Hispanic / Latino | 7 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Two or More Races | 2 |
| International (Nonresident) | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
Racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast 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.
Top-Paying Careers for General Cooking & Culinary Arts Graduates
Those who complete General Cooking & Culinary Arts program at Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying 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.