Culinary Arts at Hudson County Community College

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

HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,039 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.

HCCC 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

HCCC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at HCCC

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

HCCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

70% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

HCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Hudson County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hudson County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	26
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	11

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 NJ, the home state for Hudson County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Restaurant Cooks	20,720	$33,200
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	20,170	$44,120
Bartenders	17,360	$29,600
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,010	$34,050
Bakers	4,790	$31,090

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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