Culinary Arts at Shelton State Community College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Shelton State Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 3,743 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

 

 

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Shelton State Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Shelton State Community College.

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Shelton State Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Shelton State Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shelton State Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shelton State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	13

Related Majors

• Cosmetology

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Shelton State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,190	$31,600
Restaurant Cooks	14,930	$24,080
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	11,080	$22,100
Bartenders	4,440	$21,840
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3,390	$21,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.