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Culinary Arts at Helms College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, take a look at what Helms College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Helms College is in Augusta, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 96 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Helms College.

Online & Distance Learning at Helms College

Helms College delivers most coursework on campus; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Helms College

These rankings give you a sense of how Helms College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#14 of 14
Best Value	Georgia	#15 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#78 of 81
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#82 of 89
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#286 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#291 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Helms College

Students who complete Helms College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$19,273
2 years	$19,911
3 years	$21,767
4 years	$22,549
5 years	$24,839

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Helms College earn a median of $22,549, compared with $22,549 for all Helms College graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Helms College comes in at $16,938.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Helms College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Helms College are 51% women (49) and 49% men (47).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Helms College

Of the 29 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Helms College, 45% were women (13) and 55% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Helms College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	13
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Helms College, below the national average of 52%.*

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

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Helms College

This Culinary Arts program at Helms College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	27
Chef Training	69

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Helms College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

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.