Culinary Arts at College of DuPage

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if College of DuPage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 students attend the school each year.

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.

COD Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

COD Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

36% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at COD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at COD are white. Around 55% 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 College of DuPage with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of DuPage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	6
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	2

Cosmetology

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Bartenders	28,570	$24,280
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	19,960	$27,550
Bakers	8,810	$26,620

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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