Culinary Arts at South Louisiana Community College

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

South Louisiana Community College is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 5,855. 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.

 

 

South Louisiana Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

South Louisiana Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at South Louisiana Community College

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

South Louisiana Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at South Louisiana Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

South Louisiana Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 South Louisiana Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	27

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 LA, the home state for South Louisiana Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Restaurant Cooks	17,110	$23,230
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	16,060	$32,360
Bartenders	8,200	$19,350
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	5,330	$21,990
Chefs and Head Cooks	1,890	$45,730

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.