South Portland, Maine · Public
Culinary Arts and Related Services at Southern Maine 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 127 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~127
- Schools with reported signal
- 289
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 28.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,086/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $44,344
- Median debt
- $10,331
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,661/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 ($832 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($226 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 67% 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 2.2% of reported programs at Southern Maine Community College, which is bigger than 75% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 127 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern Maine Community College's average net price is $11,086 per year, about $44,344 over four years. That is $832 above the $10,254 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,661 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $226 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 Southern Maine Community College #195 of 289 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.