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Culinary Schools in Watsonville, California

There are five schools near Watsonville, CA offering culinary programs. 132 students graduated with degrees from Watsonville culinary schools in 2010. 108 of all these students graduated with certificates and 24 students graduated with associates degrees.

Overview

92 students graduate from culinary programs in Watsonville, on average, each year. This accounts for 2% of culinary students who schools in the state of California graduate. More specifically, 108 students graduated with culinary certificates and 24 with a degree at the associate's level.

Five culinary schools are located in Watsonville. And of these, while three schools are public, two schools are private. Tuition at a private culinary school is $18,748.

Average tuition for culinary programs is $18,748.

Culinary schools in Watsonville offer certificates, associates degrees, and bachelors degrees.

Culinary Program Completions 2006 - 2010 in Watsonville, California

Certificate 2006: 50
Certificate 2007: 39
Certificate 2008: 37
Certificate 2009: 56
Certificate 2010: 108
Associate 2006: 8
Associate 2007: 19
Associate 2008: 16
Associate 2009: 16
Associate 2010: 24
Bachelor 2006: 0
Bachelor 2007: 0
Bachelor 2008: 0
Bachelor 2009: 0
Bachelor 2010: 0

Culinary Program Availability in Watsonville, California

Watsonville schools offer a total of nine culinary programs. Of these programs, 44.4% are programs at the certificate level. The remaining programs are degrees at the associates level and the bachelors level.

Culinary Program Availability in Watsonville, California

Certificate: 4
Associate: 4
Bachelor: 1

Career Trends

Short Order Cooks — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile:
25th Percentile:
Median: 24310
75th Percentile:
90th Percentile:

Chefs and Head Cooks — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 34110
25th Percentile: 36980
Median: 41370
75th Percentile: 58710
90th Percentile: 68710

Food Preparation Workers — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 17330
25th Percentile: 18120
Median: 19790
75th Percentile: 26360
90th Percentile: 30550

Food Batchmakers — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 19220
25th Percentile: 20960
Median: 23800
75th Percentile: 33430
90th Percentile: 37220

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile:
25th Percentile:
Median: 22735
75th Percentile:
90th Percentile:

Restaurant Cooks — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 20550
25th Percentile: 22200
Median: 25070
75th Percentile: 29260
90th Percentile: 33740

Institution and Cafeteria Cooks — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 19700
25th Percentile: 21060
Median: 23280
75th Percentile: 29330
90th Percentile: 36480

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 17070
25th Percentile: 17620
Median: 18530
75th Percentile: 21540
90th Percentile: 29930

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 21060
25th Percentile: 22980
Median: 29170
75th Percentile: 38860
90th Percentile: 46140

Fast Food Cooks — Salary by Percentile

10th Percentile: 17340
25th Percentile: 17860
Median: 18730
75th Percentile: 19730
90th Percentile: 22370

Career Trends

Institution and Cafeteria Cooks — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 27990
Median Salary 2007: 25220
Median Salary 2008: 25040
Median Salary 2009: 31210
Median Salary 2010: 23280
Total Employed 2006: 200
Total Employed 2007: 190
Total Employed 2008: 210
Total Employed 2009: 180
Total Employed 2010: 300

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 20870
Median Salary 2007: 21120
Median Salary 2008: 22200
Median Salary 2009: 22540
Median Salary 2010: 22735
Total Employed 2006: 50
Total Employed 2007: 30
Total Employed 2008: 30
Total Employed 2009: 30
Total Employed 2010: 25

Chefs and Head Cooks — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 33890
Median Salary 2007: 35750
Median Salary 2008: 38990
Median Salary 2009: 38600
Median Salary 2010: 41370
Total Employed 2006: 110
Total Employed 2007: 110
Total Employed 2008: 80
Total Employed 2009: 80
Total Employed 2010: 100

Food Preparation Workers — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 19910
Median Salary 2007: 19330
Median Salary 2008: 20860
Median Salary 2009: 20400
Median Salary 2010: 19790
Total Employed 2006: 670
Total Employed 2007: 840
Total Employed 2008: 640
Total Employed 2009: 650
Total Employed 2010: 620

Food Batchmakers — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 21780
Median Salary 2007: 20070
Median Salary 2008: 20740
Median Salary 2009: 24230
Median Salary 2010: 23800
Total Employed 2006: 90
Total Employed 2007: 80
Total Employed 2008: 80
Total Employed 2009: 80
Total Employed 2010: 140

Short Order Cooks — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 20530
Median Salary 2007: 22090
Median Salary 2008: 23910
Median Salary 2009: 24235
Median Salary 2010: 24310
Total Employed 2006: 130
Total Employed 2007: 140
Total Employed 2008: 140
Total Employed 2009: 140
Total Employed 2010: 145

Restaurant Cooks — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 22340
Median Salary 2007: 23710
Median Salary 2008: 24780
Median Salary 2009: 25860
Median Salary 2010: 25070
Total Employed 2006: 820
Total Employed 2007: 680
Total Employed 2008: 560
Total Employed 2009: 690
Total Employed 2010: 700

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 18530
Median Salary 2007: 17830
Median Salary 2008: 19500
Median Salary 2009: 19410
Median Salary 2010: 18530
Total Employed 2006: 90
Total Employed 2007: 100
Total Employed 2008: 100
Total Employed 2009: 105
Total Employed 2010: 110

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 27720
Median Salary 2007: 28020
Median Salary 2008: 28460
Median Salary 2009: 30820
Median Salary 2010: 29170
Total Employed 2006: 550
Total Employed 2007: 570
Total Employed 2008: 610
Total Employed 2009: 620
Total Employed 2010: 550

Fast Food Cooks — Employment Trend

Median Salary 2006: 16750
Median Salary 2007: 17730
Median Salary 2008: 18530
Median Salary 2009: 18810
Median Salary 2010: 18730
Total Employed 2006: 810
Total Employed 2007: 750
Total Employed 2008: 840
Total Employed 2009: 720
Total Employed 2010: 620

Watsonville vs California Culinary Employment

Employed in Watsonville: 0.698% (3310)

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Overview

Five culinary schools are located in Watsonville. And of these, while three schools are public, two schools are private. Tuition at a private culinary school is $18,748.