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Culinary Arts/Chef Training at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

If you plan to study culinary arts/chef training, take a look at what West Kentucky Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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/chef training.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training 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/chef training majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

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

71% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of culinary arts/chef training 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/chef training graduates 22% 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/chef training.

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

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training 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
Chefs and Head Cooks	770	$50,930
Cooks	180	$24,910

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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