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Culinary Arts at San Diego Mesa College

Culinary Arts at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 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.

San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 San Diego Mesa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 18

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 CA, the home state for San Diego Mesa College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks 166,420 $30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Bartenders 66,320 $30,850
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680

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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