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General Cooking & Culinary Arts at San Diego Mesa College

General Cooking & Culinary Arts at San Diego Mesa College

If you are interested in studying General Cooking & Culinary Arts, consider the program at San Diego Mesa College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

San Diego Mesa College is in San Diego, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 14 general cooking & culinary arts degrees were awarded at San Diego Mesa College.

Online Class Availability at San Diego Mesa College

Online coursework is an option at San Diego Mesa College. Of 19,212 students, 7,447 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,848 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at San Diego Mesa College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Cooking & Culinary Arts graduates at San Diego Mesa College are 36% women (5) and 64% men (9).

General Cooking & Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at San Diego Mesa College

Among the 10 associate’s general cooking & culinary arts graduates at San Diego Mesa College, 30% were women (3) and 70% were men (7).

San Diego Mesa College gender breakdown of General Cooking & Culinary Arts Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at San Diego Mesa College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 3
Hispanic / Latino 3
Black / African American 1
Asian 2
Two or More Races 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of General Cooking & Culinary Arts majors at San Diego Mesa College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of General Cooking & Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at San Diego Mesa College, higher 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.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Cooking & Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the General Cooking & Culinary Arts program at San Diego Mesa College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Cooking & Culinary Arts majors, 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

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