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Culinary Arts at Pierpont Community and Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Pierpont Community and Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pierpont Community and Technical College sits in Fairmont, WV.

During the most recent reporting year, 19 culinary arts degrees were granted at Pierpont Community and Technical College.

Studying Online at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Many students take online classes at Pierpont Community and Technical College. Among 1,938 students, 462 (24%) studied exclusively online and 549 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Pierpont Community and Technical College

Those who finish Pierpont Community and Technical College’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$21,052
3 years	$26,754
4 years	$29,383
5 years	$37,821

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Pierpont Community and Technical College earn a median of $29,383, compared with $29,692 for all Pierpont Community and Technical College graduates — about 1% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College are 42% women (8) and 58% men (11).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Of the 12 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 50% were women (6) and 50% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Pierpont Community and Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Pierpont Community and Technical College

This Culinary Arts program at Pierpont Community and Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	5
Baking & Pastry Arts	2
Institutional Food Workers	12

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Pierpont Community and Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Culinary Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.