Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Elgin Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts/chef training, you may want to check out the program at Elgin Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

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

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts/chef training majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts/chef training only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at ECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Chefs and Head Cooks	4,770	$51,800
Cooks	1,930	$28,820

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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