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Culinary Arts at San Jacinto Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, take a look at what San Jacinto Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jacinto Community College is in Pasadena, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 52 culinary arts degrees were awarded at San Jacinto Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at San Jacinto Community College

Many students take online classes at San Jacinto Community College. Of 31,812 students, 9,455 (30%) studied exclusively online and 10,097 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at San Jacinto Community College

Use these rankings to compare San Jacinto Community College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#12 of 24
Best Value	Texas	#15 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#16 of 37
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#22 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#142 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#154 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from San Jacinto Community College

Graduates of San Jacinto Community College’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$30,771
3 years	$29,210
4 years	$33,178
5 years	$31,891

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from San Jacinto Community College take home a median $33,178, compared with $48,100 for all San Jacinto Community College graduates — about 31% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at San Jacinto Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at San Jacinto Community College are 54% women (28) and 46% men (24).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at San Jacinto Community College

Among the 27 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at San Jacinto Community College, 44% were women (12) and 56% were men (15).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	18
Black / African American	1
Asian	2

Minority students account for 78% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at San Jacinto Community College, above the national average of 52%.*

*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 San Jacinto Community College

The Culinary Arts program at San Jacinto Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	17
Chef Training	27
Restaurant & Catering Management	8

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at San Jacinto Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, 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.