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Chef Training at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study Chef Training, consider the program at Des Moines Area Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Des Moines Area Community College is in Ankeny, IA.

During the most recent reporting year, 28 chef training graduations were recorded at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Des Moines Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Des Moines Area Community College. Of 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) studied exclusively online and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Chef Training graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Chef Training graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 43% women (12) and 57% men (16).

Chef Training Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Of the 22 associate’s chef training graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, 36% were women (8) and 64% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Chef Training associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 32% of Chef Training associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, lower than the national average of 51%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Chef Training Graduates

Graduates of the Chef Training program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Chef Training majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782
Chefs and Head Cooks	$35,292
Cooks, Private Household	$35,204

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.