Culinary Arts at Leeward Community College

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

Leeward CC is located in Pearl City, Hawaii and approximately 6,363 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.

Leeward CC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Leeward CC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Leeward CC

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

Leeward CC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Leeward CC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Leeward CC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Leeward Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	22

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 HI, the home state for Leeward Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Restaurant Cooks	10,660	$34,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	5,850	$42,330
Bartenders	3,450	$55,060
Bakers	1,460	$35,110
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,360	$38,110

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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