Culinary Arts at Arizona Western College

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

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.

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.

AWC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

AWC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

64% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts 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 Arizona Western College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	2

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Restaurant Cooks	25,570	$28,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	21,470	$35,030
Bartenders	11,990	$31,320
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	5,570	$28,120
Food Service Managers	5,120	$58,640

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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