Professional Culinary Arts
- Professional Culinary Arts AAS Degree*
- Professional Culinary Arts Certificate*
- Professional Culinary Arts Skills Certificate*
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Additional Information
Outcome Data – Student Graduation Rates (Associate Degree Program)
Student Graduation Rates
| Cohort Year | Fall 2018 Cohort* | Fall 2019 Cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts Associate Degree (AAS.00087 & AAS.00400) Graduation Rate (within 3 years, which is 150% time to completion for a 2-year degree) | 1% | 6% |
| Base size (fall, first-time, full-time students in culinary) | 41 | 51 |
*This cohort was impacted by the COVID pandemic
Data Source: Research and Analytics Query/Calculation (based on federal fall enrollment work-file)
Notes about methodology: In the absence of a definition or approach provided by the ACF, Research and Analytics opted to use the IPEDS Graduation Rate methodology as it is a federal standard for all colleges. As such, these numbers only include first-time, full-time students who started in the fall semester with a culinary/pre-culinary associate degree program code. IPEDS federal government requires graduation rates to be calculated based on students completing a program within 150% of normal program time – which is 3 years for a 2-year associate degree.
It is important to understand that these percentages do not reflect part-time students, students who previously completed college credits (non-first time) or students who started their education at Schoolcraft as a first-time student in the winter term instead of the fall. Furthermore, keep in mind that some students who began in the culinary associate degree program went on to successfully complete a Schoolcraft credential in another program area (business, liberal arts, etc.).
Outcome Data – Job Placement Rates (Associate Degree Program Only)
Job Placement Rates
| Data Year | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts Job Placement Rate (AAS.00087) | 70% | 67% |
| Employee survey respondents | 27 | 9 |
This data is obtained from an annual Graduate Follow-Up Survey conducted six months following graduation and indicates the percent of ALL graduates working in a field related to their program at Schoolcraft. Note that many programs have small sample sizes due to a 30% response to the survey.
Enrollment Data (Associate Degree Program – AAS.00400 & AAS.00087, excludes students with culinary pre-program codes)
| Semester | Full-Time Enrollment | Part-time Enrollment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | 56 | 74 | 130 |
| Winter 2022 | 51 | 83 | 134 |
| Fall 2022 | 57 | 98 | 155 |
| Winter 2023 | 59 | 71 | 130 |
Data source: Research and Analytics Query/Calculation (using ODS Student Academic Credentials table)
Note: Enrollment data only includes students with the program code AAS.00087 or AAS.00400 and does not include pre-program codes, dual enrolled or culinary certificate seeking students.
Awards Conferred Data
| Academic Year | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts Associate Degree – AAS.00087 | 47 | 44 | 16 | 38 | 32 |
| Professional Culinary Arts AAS-400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Culinary Arts Certificate-399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Culinary Arts Skills Certificate-398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culinary and Dietary Operations Management BS Degree-397 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Culinary Arts Certificate-79 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Data source: IPEDS Completions
Note: This means all degrees conferred between July 1 and June 30 of the year indicated above.
ACF Certification (Associate Degree Graduates Only)
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
|---|---|---|
| % of Graduates Who Applied for American Culinary Federation (ACF) Certified Culinarian Certification | 81% | 100% |
| Number of Respondents | 27 | 9 |
This data is obtained from an annual Graduate Follow-Up Survey conducted six months following graduation. Note that many programs have small sample sizes due to a 30% response to the survey.
Culinary Graduate & Employer Surveys
Data collected from annual Culinary graduate and employer surveys are also provided by Research and Analytics in a separate document.