Culinary Arts at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if NorthWest Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 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.

NWACC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

NWACC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

48% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at NWACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at NWACC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	20

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	12,190	$29,470
Restaurant Cooks	10,910	$22,980
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,310	$22,320
Bartenders	2,030	$21,140
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	1,640	$27,640

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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