Associate+20% vs national median375 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Dallas College
Ranked 15th of 121 associate programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,136
middle 50%: $27,349 – $44,496
Median · 5 years out
$49,530
middle 50%: $32,525 – $62,417
Median · 10 years out
$63,496
middle 50%: $40,680 – $83,086
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Dallas College associates in Culinary and Personal Services earn a $35k median salary in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $63k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,969 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$51,657 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$50,615 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$49,342 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$48,381 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$48,322 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
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