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Culinary Arts at Suffolk County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Suffolk County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Suffolk County Community College is in Selden, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 25 culinary arts degrees were granted at Suffolk County Community College.

Online Class Availability at Suffolk County Community College

Many students take online classes at Suffolk County Community College. Of 19,973 students, 1,949 (10%) studied exclusively online and 5,908 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Suffolk County Community College

Rankings can help you compare Suffolk County Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#1 of 14
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 34
Best Value	New York	#1 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#2 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#7 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Suffolk County Community College

Graduates of Suffolk County Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$31,057
2 years	$26,739
3 years	$32,802
4 years	$38,036
5 years	$42,704

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Suffolk County Community College take home a median $38,036, compared with $45,839 for all Suffolk County Community College graduates — about 17% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Suffolk County Community College are 76% women (19) and 24% men (6).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Suffolk County Community College

Of the 21 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Suffolk County Community College, 71% were women (15) and 29% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 33% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Suffolk County Community College, 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 Suffolk County Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Suffolk County Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	12
Chef Training	13

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Suffolk County Community 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

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.