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Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Arizona Western College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts/chef training, 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 approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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.

AWC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts/Chef Training (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

AWC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

67% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts/chef training graduates 35% 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/chef training.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 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
Chefs and Head Cooks 3,580 $43,240
Cooks 120 $30,410

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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