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Culinary Arts at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is located in Paducah, Kentucky and approximately 4,893 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 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.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

71% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
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 West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	63

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 KY, the home state for West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Restaurant Cooks	19,890	$22,920
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	14,580	$31,130
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,770	$25,630
Bartenders	4,610	$19,530
Food Service Managers	2,620	$51,160

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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