Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at South Texas College

If you are interested in studying baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, 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 Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Baking & Pastry Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts

South Texas College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Rankings

Baking & Pastry Arts Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate’s Program

76% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of baking & pastry arts associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in baking & pastry arts only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% 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 baking & pastry arts graduates 45% 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 baking & pastry arts.

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

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Careers That Baking & Pastry Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in baking & pastry 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
Bakers	15,150	$25,950
Chefs and Head Cooks	6,020	$53,170

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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