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Culinary Arts at Hinds Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Hinds Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hinds Community College is in Raymond, MS.

During the most recent reporting year, 36 culinary arts degrees were granted at Hinds Community College.

Online Class Availability at Hinds Community College

Online coursework is an option at Hinds Community College. Among 8,859 students, 2,309 (26%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,727 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Hinds Community College

Those who finish Hinds Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$23,650
5 years	$30,255

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Hinds Community College earn a median of $23,650, compared with $34,078 for all Hinds Community College graduates — about 31% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Hinds Community College stands at $12,169.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Hinds Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Hinds Community College are 61% women (22) and 39% men (14).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Hinds Community College

Of the 8 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Hinds Community College, 75% were women (6) and 25% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Hinds Community College, above 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 Hinds Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Hinds Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	32
Meat Cutting	4

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Hinds Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.