by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Culinary Arts/Chef Training. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Culinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Guam Community 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GCC paid an average of $180 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $130 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,120 | $4,320 |
| Fees | $294 | $294 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Learn more about GCC tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their associate degree from GCC is $25,194 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $24,331.
GCC 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 GCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the culinary arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Of those students who received an associate degree in culinary arts at GCC in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 14 |
*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.
