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Culinary Arts at Saint Louis Community College

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

Saint Louis Community College is in Bridgeton, MO.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 44 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Saint Louis Community College.

Online Class Availability at Saint Louis Community College

Many students take online classes at Saint Louis Community College. Of 15,649 students, 3,365 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,515 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Saint Louis Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Missouri	#1 of 3
Best Value	Missouri	#1 of 3
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#3 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#11 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#100 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#114 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Saint Louis Community College

Graduates of Saint Louis Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,897
2 years	$26,850
3 years	$28,671
4 years	$30,926
5 years	$35,232

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Saint Louis Community College take home a median $30,926, compared with $40,425 for all Saint Louis Community College graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Saint Louis Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Saint Louis Community College are 70% women (31) and 30% men (13).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Saint Louis Community College

Among the 44 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Saint Louis Community College, 70% were women (31) and 30% were men (13).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	22
Black / African American	19
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 50% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	15
Chef Training	29

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Saint Louis Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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

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.