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Culinary Arts at Columbia College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, take a look at what Columbia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia College sits in Vienna, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 15 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Columbia College.

Studying Online at Columbia College

Many students take online classes at Columbia College. Among 151 students, 15 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 136 (90%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Columbia College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Columbia College are 60% women (9) and 40% men (6).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Columbia College

Of the 14 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Columbia College, 64% were women (9) and 36% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	9

Minority students account for 14% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Columbia College, lower than 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 Columbia College

This Culinary Arts program at Columbia College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	15

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Columbia College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.