Cooking Schools in New Mexico
New Mexico contains
seven
schools that offer cooking programs.
Navajo Technical College,
the highest-ranking cooking school in NM, has a total student population of 751 and
is the
1715th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 cooking schools
in New Mexico,
only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Central New Mexico Community College comes out as the most expensive ($10,387/yr),
with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.
Cooking students from New Mexico schools who go on to become
chefs,
cooks,
sous chefs,
line cooks, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 94,300 people working as
chefs and head cooks alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$44,240.
Also, Cooks, private household make on average $27,720 per year and there are about 770 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the cooking schools
in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
17 to 1. Aside from cooking,
there are 1598 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Cooking Programs in New Mexico
Navajo Technical College
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
Levels offered:
Certificate
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
Levels offered:
Certificate
New Mexico Interesting Facts
- Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
- The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
- Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
- Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
- Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.
Top National Parks in New Mexico:
Famous State Residents:
See Also
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