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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Rio Hondo College

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

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

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

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

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 3

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 Rio Hondo 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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