Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

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.

DMACC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

DMACC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

56% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at DMACC are white. Around 59% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Des Moines Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	31

Funeral & Mortuary Science

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Restaurant Cooks	11,670	$24,700
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	10,460	$32,480
Bartenders	8,370	$21,220
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,580	$27,110
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3,950	$31,940

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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