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Culinary Arts at Southeast Community College Area

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, take a look at what Southeast Community College Area. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southeast Community College Area is located in Lincoln, NE.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 52 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Southeast Community College Area.

Online Class Availability at Southeast Community College Area

Online coursework is an option at Southeast Community College Area. Of 10,816 students, 3,008 (28%) studied exclusively online and 2,725 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Southeast Community College Area

Use these rankings to compare Southeast Community College Area’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Nebraska	#2 of 3
Best Value	Nebraska	#3 of 3
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#4 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#6 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#45 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#163 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Southeast Community College Area

Graduates of Southeast Community College Area’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	$24,176
2 years	$30,771
3 years	$27,415
4 years	$34,536
5 years	$34,047

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Southeast Community College Area earn a median of $34,536, compared with $45,938 for all Southeast Community College Area graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Southeast Community College Area comes in at $19,146.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Southeast Community College Area, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Southeast Community College Area are 54% women (28) and 46% men (24).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Southeast Community College Area

Of the 11 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Southeast Community College Area, 36% were women (4) and 64% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Southeast Community College Area, 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 Southeast Community College Area

This Culinary Arts program at Southeast Community College Area breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	7
Restaurant & Catering Management	34
Institutional Food Workers	11

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Southeast Community College Area pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid 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.