Culinary Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Every culinary arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the culinary arts program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and has a total student population of 8,677.

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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online education options in culinary arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Cosmetology

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Restaurant Cooks	10,520	$22,340
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	9,490	$30,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,180	$20,460
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	2,520	$25,780
Bartenders	2,480	$20,100

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.