Columbia, Maryland · Public
Culinary Arts and Related Services at Howard Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 138 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~138
- Schools with reported signal
- 289
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 24%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,133/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $44,532
- Median debt
- $10,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,020/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 289 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($879 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,585 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 1.0% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 4.6% reported share · $2,260 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Culinary Arts and Related Services accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at Howard Community College, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 138 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Howard Community College's average net price is $11,133 per year, about $44,532 over four years. That is $879 above the $10,254 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,020 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,585 above the $41,435 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Howard Community College #156 of 289 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.