Personal & Culinary Services at Howard Community College

What traits are you looking for in a personal & culinary services school? To help you decide if Howard Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's personal & culinary services program.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and has a total student population of 9,566.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

HCC Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at HCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal & culinary services majors at Howard Community College.

HCC Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of personal & culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal & culinary services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in personal & culinary services graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

If you plan to be a personal & culinary services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts	17

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal & culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	18,390	$38,510
Restaurant Cooks	16,560	$28,220
Bartenders	10,210	$23,500
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	9,540	$30,590
Personal Service Worker Supervisors	5,370	$43,090

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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