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Certificate (under 1 year)-21% vs national median128 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 55th of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,659
middle 50%: $19,185 – $38,050
Median · 5 years out
$30,143
middle 50%: $24,077 – $45,751
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $26,659 one year after graduating, rising to $30,143 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% below the national median of $38,322 for this field, ranking 55th of 58 reporting programs.

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
16.8 yrs
≈ $19,812 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$32,557 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$32,534 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$31,252 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$31,252 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$30,837 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$30,570 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,087 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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