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Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Tarrant County College District. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 34 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Tarrant County College District.

Online & Distance Learning at Tarrant County College District

Online coursework is an option at Tarrant County College District. Of 43,928 students, 7,942 (18%) studied exclusively online and 9,694 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Tarrant County College District

These rankings give you a sense of how Tarrant County College District’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#9 of 24
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#11 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#17 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#26 of 37
Best Value	Nationwide	#116 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#206 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Tarrant County College District

Graduates of Tarrant County College District’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	$24,417
2 years	$28,960
3 years	$19,728
4 years	$28,923
5 years	$31,444

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Tarrant County College District earn a median of $28,923, compared with $43,038 for all Tarrant County College District graduates — about 33% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Tarrant County College District, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Tarrant County College District are 65% women (22) and 35% men (12).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Tarrant County College District

Of the 15 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Tarrant County College District, 67% were women (10) and 33% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District, 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 Tarrant County College District

This Culinary Arts program at Tarrant County College District breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	34

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Tarrant County College District work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying 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.