by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Montgomery County 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 Montco paid an average of $499 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $345 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $12,960 |
| Fees | $1,710 | $2,010 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at Montco in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $16,418 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $17,705.
culinary arts who receive their associate degree from Montco make an average of $22,999 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $24,331.
Online degrees for the Montco 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 Montco Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% 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 25.0% of culinary arts associate degree recipients at Montco in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| 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 | 19 |
| Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room 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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