Culinary Arts at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

South Texas College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

South Texas College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

55% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

South Texas 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 South Texas College with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	18
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	9

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Restaurant Cooks	110,440	$25,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Bartenders	42,410	$27,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	33,000	$24,770
Bakers	15,150	$25,950

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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