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Culinary Arts at El Centro College

Culinary Arts at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 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.

El Centro College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

El Centro College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

61% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at El Centro College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from El Centro College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 22
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 8

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 El Centro 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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