Culinary Arts at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 12,277.

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.

Kirkwood Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Kirkwood Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

59% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Kirkwood Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kirkwood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	23

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Restaurant Cooks	11,670	$24,700
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	10,460	$32,480
Bartenders	8,370	$21,220
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,580	$27,110
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3,950	$31,940

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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