The Baking & Pastry Arts Major at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, you may want to check out the program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef section at the bottom of this page.

A-B Tech Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Baking & Pastry Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts

A-B Tech Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Rankings

Baking & Pastry Arts Student Demographics at A-B Tech

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

A-B Tech Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate’s Program

75% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of baking & pastry arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in baking & pastry arts only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at A-B Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in baking & pastry arts at A-B Tech are white. Around 92% 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 baking & pastry arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Careers That Baking & Pastry Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in baking & pastry 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
Bakers	3,870	$25,570
Chefs and Head Cooks	2,460	$50,690

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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