by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in culinary arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College paid an average of $311 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $172 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $408 | $408 |
| Fees | $3,720 | $7,056 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College does not offer an online option for its culinary arts associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the culinary arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Around 44.4% of culinary arts associate degree recipients at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 1 |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 7 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 1 |
*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.
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