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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Orange Coast College

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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 students attend the school each year.

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

Orange Coast College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nutrition

Orange Coast College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate’s Program

75% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nutrition only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nutrition graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Orange Coast 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 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Orange Coast 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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