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Culinary Arts at Southwestern Community College

Culinary Arts at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 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.

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Southwestern Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Southwestern Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 5

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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Restaurant Cooks 47,350 $24,950
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 36,160 $34,360
Bartenders 13,360 $25,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 8,620 $25,240
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 5,720 $29,070

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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