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Culinary Arts at Southwestern College

Culinary Arts at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 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.

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Degrees Available

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

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

71% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Southwestern College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 7

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 CA, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks 166,420 $30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Bartenders 66,320 $30,850
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680

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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