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Culinary Arts at Shelton State Community College

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Culinary Arts at Shelton State Community College

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Shelton State Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 3,743 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.

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Shelton State Community College

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

Shelton State Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Shelton State Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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Shelton State Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 AL, the home state for Shelton State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 17,190 $31,600
Restaurant Cooks 14,930 $24,080
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 11,080 $22,100
Bartenders 4,440 $21,840
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 3,390 $21,740

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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