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Culinary Arts at Valencia College

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

Valencia College is located in Orlando, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 397 culinary arts degrees were granted at Valencia College.

Studying Online at Valencia College

Distance learning is available at Valencia College. Among 47,425 students, 21,678 (46%) studied exclusively online and 15,062 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Valencia College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#9 of 13
Best Value	Florida	#13 of 20
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#24 of 81
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#65 of 89
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#145 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#222 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Valencia College

Those who finish Valencia 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	$24,166
2 years	$27,126
3 years	$30,634
4 years	$28,549
5 years	$29,578

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Valencia College report median earnings of $28,549, compared with $38,992 for all Valencia College graduates — about 27% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Valencia College comes in at $17,468.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Valencia College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Valencia College are 77% women (305) and 23% men (92).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Valencia College

Among the 71 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Valencia College, 73% were women (52) and 27% were men (19).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	23
Black / African American	11
Asian	3
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	13
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 56% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Valencia College, higher 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 Valencia College

The Culinary Arts program at Valencia College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	213
Chef Training	91
Restaurant & Catering Management	93

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Valencia College pursue many career paths. 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.