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Personal & Culinary Services at American River College

Personal & Culinary Services at American River College

If you are interested in studying personal & culinary services, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

American River Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

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Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal & culinary services majors at American River College.

American River Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

69% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of personal & culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal & culinary services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in personal & culinary services at American River are white. Around 58% 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 American River College with a associate's in personal & culinary services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

If you plan to be a personal & culinary services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral & Mortuary Science 20
Culinary Arts 13

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal & culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks 166,420 $30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Bartenders 66,320 $30,850
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 33,570 $31,400

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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