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Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Basic Certificates in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

2,718 Yearly Graduations
52% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 53% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 3.1% of culinary arts/chef training graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Culinary Arts/Chef Training Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,718 people earned their basic certificate in culinary arts/chef training. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in culinary arts/chef training at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 3,952
Undergraduate Certificate 3,411
Basic Certificate 2,718
Bachelor’s Degree 205

Earnings of Culinary Arts/Chef Training Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for culinary arts/chef training majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in culinary arts/chef training. About 51.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,317
Women 1,401
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The racial-ethnic distribution of culinary arts/chef training basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 125
Black or African American 598
Hispanic or Latino 608
White 1,108
International Students 83
Other Races/Ethnicities 196
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to culinary arts/chef training that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts 1,443
General Cooking & Culinary Arts 1,330
Food Preparation/Kitchen Assistant 602
Restaurant & Catering Management 525
Culinary Science/Culinology 176

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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