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Culinary Arts at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 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.

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	26

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 CA, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks	166,420	$30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Bartenders	66,320	$30,850
Food Service Managers	37,030	$57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	29,470	$35,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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