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Culinary Arts at Virginia Western Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Western Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Western Community College is in Roanoke, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 20 culinary arts degrees were granted at Virginia Western Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Virginia Western Community College

Online coursework is an option at Virginia Western Community College. Among 6,332 students, 1,354 (21%) studied exclusively online and 1,540 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Virginia Western Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Virginia Western Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Virginia	#2 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#3 of 5
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#40 of 89
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#48 of 81
Best Value	Nationwide	#101 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#209 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Virginia Western Community College

Students who complete Virginia Western 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	$21,466
2 years	$23,649
4 years	$27,391
5 years	$33,687

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Virginia Western Community College take home a median $27,391, compared with $39,533 for all Virginia Western Community College graduates — about 31% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Virginia Western Community College are 60% women (12) and 40% men (8).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Virginia Western Community College

Of the 13 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Virginia Western Community College, 62% were women (8) and 38% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 23% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Western Community College, below 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 Virginia Western Community College

This Culinary Arts program at Virginia Western Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Virginia Western Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-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.