Culinary Arts at Piedmont Virginia 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 Piedmont Virginia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 4,864 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.

PVCC Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

PVCC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at PVCC

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

PVCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at PVCC are white. Around 63% 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 Piedmont Virginia Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
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 Piedmont Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	3

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 VA, the home state for Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Restaurant Cooks	33,380	$26,590
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	27,380	$37,070
Bartenders	10,400	$26,420
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,850	$29,400
Bakers	3,340	$27,030

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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