Culinary Arts at Miami Dade College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Miami Dade College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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.

MDC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

MDC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

43% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Miami Dade College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	64

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Restaurant Cooks	110,600	$27,740
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	67,690	$38,540
Bartenders	45,170	$26,040
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Food Service Managers	15,260	$61,160

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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