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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Merritt College

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Merritt College

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

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 6,261.

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

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Nutrition Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merritt 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 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Merritt 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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