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Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College is in Los Angeles, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 145 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Distance learning is available at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Among 12,519 students, 3,146 (25%) studied exclusively online and 3,002 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Los Angeles Trade Technical College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#26 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#32 of 38
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#41 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#47 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#228 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#229 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Graduates of Los Angeles Trade Technical College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$19,339
2 years	$19,045
3 years	$28,922
4 years	$15,467

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Los Angeles Trade Technical College earn a median of $15,467, compared with $34,181 for all Los Angeles Trade Technical College graduates — about 55% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are 57% women (83) and 43% men (62).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Of the 53 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 64% were women (34) and 36% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	38
Black / African American	8
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 94% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, higher than the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

This Culinary Arts program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	137
Restaurant & Catering Management	8

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.