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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Central New Mexico Community College

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study food, nutrition & related services, take a look at what Central New Mexico Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Nutrition (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

63% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nutrition only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

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CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nutrition graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 18

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 7,360 $30,030
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 2,460 $25,020
Food Service Managers 990 $55,530
Dietitians and Nutritionists 400 $54,300
Dietetic Technicians 150 $22,900

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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