Nevada contains two schools that offer catering programs. The Art Institute of Las Vegas, the highest-ranking catering school in NV, has a total student population of 1,346 and is the 2932nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 catering schools in Nevada, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Las Vegas comes out as the most expensive ($31,267/yr), with Truckee Meadows Community College as the lowest recorded at only $7,896/yr.
Catering students from Nevada schools who go on to become caterers, professional caterers, food service managers, food service directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 11,218,260 people working as food preparation and serving related employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $20,880. Also, Meeting and convention planners make on average $48,060 per year and there are about 51,530 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nevada alone, there are 490 employed meeting and convention planners earning an average yearly salary of $48,470. Food preparation and serving related employees in this state earn $24,040/yr and there are 159,620 employed.
Also, within the catering schools in Nevada, the average student population is 3,396 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from catering, there are 786 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,014 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,730, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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