Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$12,701

9.12% growth from 2015

2016 Enrolled Students

692

100% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

53.5%

449 Graduates

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About

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is a higher education institution located in Los Angeles County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena were .

In 2016, 676 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena. 53.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.3% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were unknown (302 degrees), 2.34 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (129 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is $12,701, which is $-1,270 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is $12,701, which is $-1,270 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $0.

In 2016, 68% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 70% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$12,701

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena was $12,701. The cost of tuition at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is $-1,270 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($13,971).

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Average Net Price

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2016 Value

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1 Year Growth

In 2016 Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $0. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena grew by 100%.

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Other Student Expenses

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Room and Board

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Books and Supplies

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

68%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

70%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

68% of undergraduate students at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 8.11% with respect to 2015, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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N/A Default Rate

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Number of Defaults

In N/A the default rate for borrower's at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena was N/A%, which represents N/A out of the N/A total borrowers.

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Admissions

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 692 students enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

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Acceptance Rate in N/A

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In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

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Submission Percentage

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Scores Submitted

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Enrollment

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena has a total enrollment of 692 students. The full-time enrollment at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is 692 students and the part-time enrollment is 0. This means that 100% of students enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena, both undergraduate and graduate, is 21.8% Asian, 13.3% White, 6.65% Black or African American, 3.47% Hispanic or Latino, 1.16% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.578% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.434% Two or More Races.

Students enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Asian Male (11%), followed by Asian Female (10.8%) and White Male (7.23%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

100%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena, both undergraduate and graduate, is 692 students. The full-time enrollment at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is 692 and the part-time enrollment is 0. This means that 100% of students enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are enrolled full-time compared with 70.8% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

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N/A Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena was N/A%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (71%), Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Asian

    151

  2. White

    92

  3. Black or African American

    46

The enrolled student population at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is 21.8% Asian, 13.3% White, 6.65% Black or African American, 3.47% Hispanic or Latino, 1.16% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.578% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.434% Two or More Races. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 45.5% White, 15.4% Black or African American, and 15.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 364 students (52.6%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 50 more women than men received degrees from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena. The majority of degree recipients at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are unknown (302 degrees awarded). There were 2.34 times more unknown graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (129 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Personal & Culinary Services (676 degrees awarded).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Chefs & head cooks

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Chefs & head cooks (8,997 people), Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors (3,936 people), Cooks (3,881 people), Food service managers (2,632 people), and Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers (1,592 people).

The most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Personal & Culinary Services (676 degrees awarded).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers, Miscellaneous managers, Retail salespersons, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, and General & operations managers

The most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Personal & Culinary Services (676 degrees awarded).

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Common Industries by Major

Restaurants & Food Services

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Restaurants & Food Services (14,505 people), Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories (4,358 people), Traveler accommodation (2,622 people), Elementary & secondary schools (1,210 people), and Grocery Stores (1,160 people).

The most specialized majors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are Personal & Culinary Services (676 degrees awarded).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena.

Most Common

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    N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 313

  2. 363

In 2016, 313 degrees were awarded to men at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena, which is 0.862 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (363).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 278 degrees were awarded to men at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena in Culinary Arts & Chef Training, which is 1.42 times more than the 196 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 196 degrees were awarded to women at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena in Culinary Arts & Chef Training, which is 0.705 times less than the 278 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

25%

100% Completion Time

55%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 25% of students graduating from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 55% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 58% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is Male and Two or More Races (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 53% of graduates (238 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. Unknown

    302 degrees awarded

  2. White

    129 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    87 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is unknown (302 degrees awarded). There were 2.34 times more unknown recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (129 degrees).

44.7% of degree recipients (302 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    71 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    58 degrees awarded

  3. Asian Female

    54 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena is white female (71 degrees awarded). There were 1.22 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (58 degrees).

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Operations

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $0 (N/A%), compared to the 0.512% average return ($49.1k on $9.59M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2015, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena had a total expenditure of $35.1M. Of that $35.1M, they spent $7.42M on salaries and $35.1M on benefits.

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The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 7 employees, Service, with 5 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 5 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2015 Endowment

0%

growth from 2014

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $0 - Federal

  2. $0 - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2015, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

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$7.42M

Salary Expenditure

$35.1M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena had a total expenditure of $35.1M. Of that $35.1M, they spent $7.42M on salaries and $35.1M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

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Salary Expenditure

$7.42M

2015 Salaries

0.774%

growth from 2014

In 2015, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena paid a median of $7.42M in salaries, which represents 21.1% of their overall expenditure ($35.1M) and a 0.774% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0% growth from 2013 and a 0% growth from 2012.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 2.52M (38.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$1.97M

Instructional Salaries

38

Number of Employees

In 2015, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena paid a total of $1.97M to 38 employees working as instructors, which represents 26.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $639k (25.3%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

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Most Common Instructor

N/A Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

7 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.

In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 7 employees; Service with 5 employees; and Business and Financial Operations with 5 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

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