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Culinary Arts at Southwestern Community College

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Southwestern Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Southwestern Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	15

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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Restaurant Cooks	47,350	$24,950
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	36,160	$34,360
Bartenders	13,360	$25,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,620	$25,240
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	5,720	$29,070

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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