by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Ozarks Technical 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OTC was $210 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $164 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,936 | $5,040 |
| Fees | $988 | $988 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
Learn more about OTC tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Culinary Arts students who received their associate degree at OTC took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 47% higher than the national average of $17,705.
culinary arts who receive their associate degree from OTC make an average of $23,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,331.
OTC 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 OTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the culinary arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in culinary arts at OTC in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 35 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 7 |
*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.
