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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Virginia Western Community College

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Virginia Western Community College

What traits are you looking for in a general cooking & related culinary arts school? To help you decide if Virginia Western Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general cooking & related culinary arts program.

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general cooking & related culinary arts majors at Virginia Western Community College.

33% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general cooking & related culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general cooking & related culinary arts only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Virginia Western Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general cooking & related culinary arts at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 78% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in general cooking & related culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

A degree in general cooking & related 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Restaurant Cooks 33,380 $26,590
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 27,380 $37,070
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,850 $29,400
Chefs and Head Cooks 2,790 $54,760
Cooks 390 $28,220

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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