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Culinary Arts at Wilkes Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Wilkes Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,435. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Wilkes Community 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

Wilkes Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Wilkes Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Wilkes Community College.

Wilkes Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

80% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Wilkes Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Wilkes Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	9
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	7

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 NC, the home state for Wilkes Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Restaurant Cooks	47,350	$24,950
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	36,160	$34,360
Bartenders	13,360	$25,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,620	$25,240
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	5,720	$29,070

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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