Food & Nutrition at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and has a total student population of 33,397.

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.

East Los Angeles College Food & Nutrition Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Food & Nutrition

East Los Angeles College Food & Nutrition Rankings

Food & Nutrition Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College Food & Nutrition Associate’s Program

73% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of food & nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in food & nutrition only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at East Los Angeles College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in food & nutrition graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 East Los Angeles 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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