Culinary Arts at Del Mar College

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

DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and approximately 10,678 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.

DMC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

DMC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at DMC

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

DMC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

63% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

DMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Del Mar College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Del Mar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	3
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	2

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 TX, the home state for Del Mar College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Restaurant Cooks	110,440	$25,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Bartenders	42,410	$27,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	33,000	$24,770
Bakers	15,150	$25,950

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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