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Culinary Arts at Southwestern College

Culinary Arts at Southwestern College

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwestern College is in Chula Vista, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 35 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Southwestern College.

Online Class Availability at Southwestern College

Online coursework is an option at Southwestern College. Of 20,986 students, 6,041 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,997 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Southwestern College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Southwestern College are 51% women (18) and 49% men (17).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Southwestern College

Of the 10 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Southwestern College, 60% were women (6) and 40% were men (4).

Southwestern College gender breakdown of Culinary Arts Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 2
Hispanic / Latino 5
Asian 3
Racial-ethnic diversity of Culinary Arts majors at Southwestern College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern College, above 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 Southwestern College

The Culinary Arts program at Southwestern College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts 35

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Southwestern College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, 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

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