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Culinary Arts at Brookdale Community College

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, take a look at what Brookdale Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Brookdale Community College sits in Lincroft, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 22 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Brookdale Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Brookdale Community College

Many students take online classes at Brookdale Community College. Among 9,900 students, 665 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,113 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Brookdale Community College

Use these rankings to compare Brookdale Community College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#1 of 7
Best Value	New Jersey	#6 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#7 of 35
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#15 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#25 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#170 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Brookdale Community College

Students who complete Brookdale Community College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,348
2 years	$30,771
3 years	$36,565
4 years	$34,922
5 years	$49,261

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Brookdale Community College report median earnings of $34,922, compared with $44,718 for all Brookdale Community College graduates — about 22% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Brookdale Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Brookdale Community College are 73% women (16) and 27% men (6).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Brookdale Community College

Among the 13 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Brookdale Community College, 54% were women (7) and 46% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Brookdale Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	2
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 23% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Brookdale Community College, below the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Brookdale Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Brookdale Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	8
Chef Training	14

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Brookdale Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.