Each year, in New Mexico, an average of 37 students graduate with credentials in pastry. If you too are interested in studying pastry, New Mexico has 2 pastry schools from which you can choose. Yearly tuition at pastry schools in New Mexico for a certificate in pastry is $1,629 per year.
New Mexico's largest pastry school, which is located in Albuquerque, is Central New Mexico Community College. In 2009, a reported 35 students graduated with a pastry certificate from Central New Mexico Community College. This was 95% of the total pastry graduates in New Mexico for that year. Tuition at Central New Mexico Community College, was $1,704 per year in 2010.
A majority of pastry graduates choose to work as pastry chefs. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for pastry chefs in New Mexico is average. Approximately 990 pastry chefs are currently working in New Mexico. And the government projects that this number will increase by 8%, or to 1,070 pastry chefs by the year 2018.
In New Mexico, as a pastry chef, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $16,993 per year to more than $27,304 per year. The median salary for pastry chefs in New Mexico is $20,376 per year.
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Central New Mexico Community College
Address:
525 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Navajo Technical College
Address:
Lower Point Road, State Road 371, Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313-0849
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree