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Virginia Western Community College

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General (12.0500)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Culinary Arts
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 120500

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  07/2007
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  07/2007
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2069461
2020-21594519
2021-22544011
2022-2358429
2023-24795613

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
6.2564$ 2,983




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1912113
2019-20101
2020-2119019
2021-2211011
2022-23909
Five Year Summary52153
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years130253045053



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)5560%$30,915$38,776$49,573
2013-14 (8 years)9572%$28,966$39,006$50,265
2016-17 (5 years)8671%$27,776$35,046$46,627
2018-19 (3 years)7163%$27,936$33,678$39,216
2020-21 (18 months)6378%$21,753$26,972$37,839



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182732.1%$ 11,359$ 23,751$ 22,102$ 29,190
2014-15 to 2018-192636.6%$ 11,359$ 23,438$ 22,763$ 31,166
2015-16 to 2019-202337.7%$ 11,359$ 23,751$ 23,340$ 34,952
2016-17 to 2020-212234.9%$ 7,918$ 23,365$ 21,712$ 33,689
2017-18 to 2021-222234.9%$ 10,392$ 23,365$ 22,958$ 34,952
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182732.1%$ 11,359$ 23,751$ 22,102$ 29,190
2014-15 to 2018-192636.6%$ 11,359$ 23,438$ 23,253$ 31,166
2015-16 to 2019-202337.7%$ 11,359$ 23,751$ 23,893$ 34,952
2016-17 to 2020-212234.9%$ 7,918$ 23,365$ 22,290$ 33,689
2017-18 to 2021-222234.9%$ 10,392$ 23,365$ 23,536$ 34,952


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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