Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Houston Community College

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts/chef training school? To help you decide if Houston Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts/chef training program.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 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.

Houston Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

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

Houston Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

40% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts/chef training only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts/chef training graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Restaurant Cooks	110,440	$25,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Chefs and Head Cooks	6,020	$53,170
Cooks	1,230	$23,770

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*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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