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California Food Service Managers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Food Service Managers in California

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Fast Facts for Food Service Managers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Luis Obispo, Salinas, and Santa Rosa
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Madera, Fresno, and Visalia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Santa Ana, and Riverside

Salaries for Food Service Managers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Napa, San Francisco, and Salinas. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Food Service Managers in California are listed below.

Selected Food Service Manager Training Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Art Of Cooking, Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts & Restaurant Ownership, Culinary Arts Level 1, Culinary Arts Level 2, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

California Culinary Academy
San Francisco

Respected culinary arts school with student-operated restaurant and Cordon Bleu association. Some programs can be completed within 30 weeks.

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Pasadena, Sacramento, San Francisco

Offers degree programs in culinary arts, baking & pastry and hospitality & restaurant management. Located at sixteen campuses in twelve states.

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts (Taught In Spanish), Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Management, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Techniques, Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality And Restaurant Management, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Institute of Technology
Clovis, Modesto, Roseville

Get started on a new career with Institute of Technology. We offer diploma and associate degree programs for careers in the culinary, technical, medical, business, and legal fields.

  • Programs: Culinary Arts Professional, Culinary Arts Specialist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Food Service Managers in California

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
Online

Established in 2000, the school blends creative arts and design education with the convenience of web-based learning. Students attend classes online with no pre-set schedule.

  • Programs: Culinary Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Gourmet Cooking And Catering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ECPI Online
Online

With ECPI Online, you can earn your Bachelor's degree in 2.5 years or your Associate's degree in 1.5. Explore rewarding careers in technology and business. Approved for VA/TA.

  • Programs: Restaurant Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Cooking And Catering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Food Service Manager Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaAssociate13,176
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
Columbia College SonoraSonoraAssociate2,734
Contra Costa CollegeSan PabloAssociate7,147
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Glendale Community College GlendaleGlendaleAssociate16,827
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake TahoeAssociate2,576
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmarAssociate8,493
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
San Jose City CollegeSan JoseAssociate9,805
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
Victor Valley CollegeVictorvilleAssociate10,149
West Hills College-LemooreLemooreAssociate3,833
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Food Service Managers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Food Service Managers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Food Service Managers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Luis Obispo300$45,5302.2
Salinas460$52,8602.1
Santa Rosa550$51,6702.1
Vallejo350$46,4702
Chico190$40,8002
Santa Cruz240$49,1602
Merced150$40,6402
Hanford70$44,1802
Santa Barbara450$51,7601.9
Napa160$60,9901.9
San Francisco2,630$57,8101.8
San Diego3,450$48,4001.7
Redding140$48,7001.6
Riverside2,940$46,2401.5
Oxnard660$50,6501.5
El Centro100$44,3801.5
Oakland2,250$51,0401.5
Santa Ana3,270$51,4201.4
Sacramento1,850$47,4201.4
Modesto310$50,1801.3
Stockton400$45,0901.3
Bakersfield490$43,6501.3
San Jose1,700$49,5001.2
Yuba City60$47,4601.2
Visalia200$42,9601.1
Fresno480$46,2201
Madera40$49,2000.9
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