Food & Nutrition at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 students attend the school each year.

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

Cuesta College Food & Nutrition Degrees Available

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

Cuesta College Food & Nutrition Rankings

Food & Nutrition Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food & nutrition majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Food & Nutrition Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food & nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in food & nutrition only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Cuesta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in food & nutrition graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Food & Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in food & 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 Cuesta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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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