Culinary Arts at Pikes Peak Community College

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

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,506.

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.

PPCC 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

PPCC Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

72% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at PPCC are white. Around 68% 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 Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pikes Peak Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	56

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Restaurant Cooks	32,910	$29,490
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	18,180	$40,650
Bartenders	11,390	$27,520
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	9,360	$29,630
Bakers	3,620	$31,160

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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