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 Tidewater Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in culinary arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Tidewater Community College paid an average of $333 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $156 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,680 | $9,978 |
| Fees | $881 | $1,586 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Tidewater Community College tuition and fees.
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 Tidewater Community College in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $17,705.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their associate degree from Tidewater Community College is $22,652 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $24,331.
Online degrees for the Tidewater 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 Tidewater Community College 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 78.6% of the culinary arts associate degrees at Tidewater Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to culinary arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 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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