Waukesha County Technical College Associate in Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Waukesha County Technical 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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Undergraduate Cost
Average Salary
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Culinary Arts from WCTC Cost?

$4,424 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WCTC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WCTC paid an average of $208 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $139 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,167	$6,251
Fees	$257	$257
Books and Supplies	$1,974	$1,974

Learn more about WCTC tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With an Associate in Culinary Arts From WCTC?

$30,616 Average Salary

High Earnings Boost

culinary arts who receive their associate degree from WCTC make an average of $30,616 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $24,331.

Does WCTC Offer an Online Associate in Culinary Arts?

Online degrees for the WCTC 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 WCTC Online Learning page.

WCTC Associate Student Diversity for Culinary Arts

21 Associate Degrees Awarded

61.9% Women

14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 21 associate degrees in culinary arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their associate degree in culinary arts in 2019-2020, 61.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 14.3% of culinary arts associate degree recipients at WCTC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Associate in Culinary Arts Focus Areas at WCTC

Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	10
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	11

References

*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.