Find Trade Colleges
Culinary Arts at Santa Rosa Junior College
What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Santa Rosa Junior College. Get started with the following essential facts.
Santa Rosa Junior College is in Santa Rosa, CA.
In the most recent year for which we have data, 63 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Online Class Availability at Santa Rosa Junior College
Many students take online classes at Santa Rosa Junior College. Of 17,854 students, 5,019 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,234 (35%) took at least some classes online.
Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College
Graduates of Santa Rosa Junior College’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):
| Years After Graduation | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 2 years | $27,475 |
| 4 years | $37,948 |
How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College report median earnings of $37,948, compared with $65,347 for all Santa Rosa Junior College graduates — about 42% lower than the school-wide median.
Student Demographics & Diversity
The following sections describe the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Santa Rosa Junior College, broken down by degree level.
Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Santa Rosa Junior College are 63% women (40) and 37% men (23).
Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Santa Rosa Junior College
Among the 7 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Santa Rosa Junior College, 71% were women (5) and 29% were men (2).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Santa Rosa Junior College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| White | 3 |
| Hispanic / Latino | 2 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
Minority students account for 43% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Santa Rosa Junior 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 Santa Rosa Junior College
The Culinary Arts program at Santa Rosa Junior College offers more specialized concentrations:
| Concentration | Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Cooking & Culinary Arts | 52 |
| Restaurant & Catering Management | 11 |
Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates
Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Santa Rosa Junior College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.