Culinary Arts at Mercer County Community College

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Mercer County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and approximately 6,342 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.

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Mercer County Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5

Funeral & Mortuary Science

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 Mercer 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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