Culinary Arts at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and approximately 7,154 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.

Monterey Peninsula College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Monterey Peninsula College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Monterey Peninsula College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
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 Monterey Peninsula College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	5

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 CA, the home state for Monterey Peninsula 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
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	29,470	$35,680

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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