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Culinary Arts at Houston Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Houston Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Houston Community College is in Houston, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 111 culinary arts graduations were recorded at Houston Community College.

Online Class Availability at Houston Community College

Distance learning is available at Houston Community College. Among 53,253 students, 15,681 (29%) studied exclusively online and 16,085 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Houston Community College

Use these rankings to compare Houston Community College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#14 of 24
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#17 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#20 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#30 of 37
Best Value	Nationwide	#148 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#247 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Houston Community College

Those who finish Houston 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
1 year	$20,663
3 years	$19,513
4 years	$21,641
5 years	$22,509

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Houston Community College take home a median $21,641, compared with $40,924 for all Houston Community College graduates — about 47% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Houston Community College comes in at $26,217.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Houston Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Houston Community College are 65% women (72) and 35% men (39).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Houston Community College

Among the 52 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Houston Community College, 63% were women (33) and 37% were men (19).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	19
Black / African American	22
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 88% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Houston 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 Houston Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	73
Chef Training	38

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Houston Community College go on to a range of careers. 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.