by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts. 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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in culinary arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NWACC paid an average of $150 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $135 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,240 | $3,600 |
| Fees | $856 | $856 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Learn more about NWACC tuition and fees.
culinary arts who receive their associate degree from NWACC make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $24,331.
NWACC 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 NWACC Online Learning page.
About 46.7% of the students who received their Associate in culinary arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.7% of the culinary arts associate degrees at NWACC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 30 |
*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.
