Dietetic Technician at Merritt College

What traits are you looking for in a dietetic technician school? To help you decide if Merritt College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dietetic technician program.

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 Dietetic Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Dietetic Technician Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dietetic Technician

Merritt College Dietetic Technician Rankings

Dietetic Technician Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Dietetic Technician Associate’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of dietetic technician associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dietetic technician only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at Merritt College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dietetic technician 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 Merritt College with a associate's in dietetic technician.

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

Careers That Dietetic Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in dietetic technician 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
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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