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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Piedmont Virginia Community College

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Piedmont Virginia Community College

Every general cooking & related 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 general cooking & related 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 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

  • Basic Certificate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

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

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general cooking & related culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general cooking & related 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 general cooking & related culinary arts.

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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

A degree in general cooking & related 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
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,850 $29,400
Chefs and Head Cooks 2,790 $54,760
Cooks 390 $28,220

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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