Culinary Arts at Hillsborough Community College

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

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 19,532 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.

HCC 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

HCC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

56% Women

44% 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 HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hillsborough Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	16

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 FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Restaurant Cooks	110,600	$27,740
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	67,690	$38,540
Bartenders	45,170	$26,040
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Food Service Managers	15,260	$61,160

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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