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Personal & Culinary Services at Merced College

Personal & Culinary Services at Merced College

If you are interested in studying personal & culinary services, you may want to check out the program at Merced College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and approximately 10,645 students attend the school each year.

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.

Merced Community College District Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Personal & Culinary Services (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

Merced Community College District Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of personal & culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal & culinary services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

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Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in personal & culinary services graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

Personal & Culinary Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merced College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts 1

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 CA, the home state for Merced College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks 166,420 $30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Bartenders 66,320 $30,850
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 33,570 $31,400

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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