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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Allan Hancock College

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Allan Hancock College

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition & related services, you may want to check out the program at Allan Hancock College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Allan Hancock College is located in Santa Maria, California and has a total student population of 10,248.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food, Nutrition & Related Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Associate’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at Allan Hancock College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Allan Hancock College.

64% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nutrition only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Allan Hancock College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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Allan Hancock College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nutrition graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Allan Hancock College with a associate's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Allan Hancock College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 15

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Allan Hancock College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680
Dietitians and Nutritionists 7,930 $74,060
Dietetic Technicians 5,250 $35,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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