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 Kirkwood 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Kirkwood Community College paid an average of $237 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $180 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,040 | $6,636 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Culinary Arts students who received their associate degree at Kirkwood Community College took out an average of $16,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $17,705.
culinary arts who receive their associate degree from Kirkwood Community College make an average of $28,816 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $24,331.
Online degrees for the Kirkwood Community College culinary arts associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kirkwood Community College Online Learning page.
About 78.6% of the students who received their Associate in culinary arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College in 2019-2020, 7.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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