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Basic Certificate in Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Basic Certificates in Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

602 Yearly Graduations
66% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 61% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.2% of food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 602 people earned their basic certificate in food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 602
Undergraduate Certificate 186
Associate Degree 16

Earnings of Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant. About 65.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 206
Women 396
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The racial-ethnic distribution of food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6
Black or African American 242
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 218
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 33
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to food preparation/professional cooking/kitchen assistant that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Chef Training 2,718
Baking & Pastry Arts 1,443
General Cooking & Culinary Arts 1,330
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.

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