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Culinary Arts at Sinclair Community College

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, consider the program at Sinclair Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sinclair Community College sits in Dayton, OH.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 109 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Sinclair Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Sinclair Community College

Many students take online classes at Sinclair Community College. Among 19,415 students, 7,234 (37%) studied exclusively online and 4,060 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Sinclair Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Sinclair Community College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Ohio	#2 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Ohio	#3 of 6
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#16 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#26 of 42
Best Value	Nationwide	#91 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#123 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Sinclair Community College

Graduates of Sinclair Community College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$21,940
2 years	$25,194
3 years	$24,065
4 years	$27,953
5 years	$34,535

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Sinclair Community College take home a median $27,953, compared with $40,990 for all Sinclair Community College graduates — about 32% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Sinclair Community College is $15,834.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Sinclair Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Sinclair Community College are 74% women (81) and 26% men (28).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Sinclair Community College

Of the 30 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Sinclair Community College, 60% were women (18) and 40% were men (12).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	6
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 27% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Sinclair 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 Sinclair Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Sinclair Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	19
Chef Training	16
Restaurant & Catering Management	39
Food Preparation/Kitchen Assistant	35

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Sinclair Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.