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Culinary Arts at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Culinary Arts at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 6,601.

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.

A-B Tech Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

A-B Tech Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at A-B Tech

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

A-B Tech Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

78% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at A-B Tech are white. Around 78% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical 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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