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Culinary Arts at Tidewater Community College

If you plan to study Culinary Arts, take a look at what Tidewater Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tidewater Community College is in Norfolk, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 39 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Tidewater Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Tidewater Community College

Many students take online classes at Tidewater Community College. Of 16,884 students, 5,403 (32%) studied exclusively online and 5,599 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Tidewater Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Tidewater Community College’s Culinary Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#2 of 5
Best Value	Virginia	#3 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#44 of 81
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#53 of 89
Best Value	Nationwide	#171 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#201 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Tidewater Community College

Students who complete Tidewater Community College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$23,264
2 years	$19,227
3 years	$21,358
4 years	$25,357
5 years	$24,232

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Tidewater Community College earn a median of $25,357, compared with $39,288 for all Tidewater Community College graduates — about 35% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Tidewater Community College comes in at $19,670.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Tidewater Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Tidewater Community College are 72% women (28) and 28% men (11).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Tidewater Community College

Among the 8 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Tidewater Community College, 62% were women (5) and 38% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Tidewater Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	5
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Tidewater Community College, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Tidewater Community College

The Culinary Arts program at Tidewater Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	39

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Tidewater Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.