Culinary Arts at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

SIPI is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 450 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.

SIPI Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

SIPI Culinary Arts Rankings

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at SIPI

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

SIPI Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at SIPI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

SIPI 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 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Institutional Food Workers	4

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 NM, the home state for Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Restaurant Cooks	9,390	$24,100
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	7,360	$30,030
Bartenders	2,480	$20,610
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,460	$25,020
Food Service Managers	990	$55,530

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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