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Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Southern Maine Community College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Southern Maine Community College

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

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and approximately 5,789 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

SMCC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts/chef training majors at Southern Maine Community College.

SMCC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts/chef training only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at SMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts/chef training at SMCC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Restaurant Cooks 5,600 $28,780
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 3,800 $38,740
Chefs and Head Cooks 560 $52,200
Cooks 50 $28,670

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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