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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Saddleback College

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and has a total student population of 18,984.

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 Saddleback College

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

88% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nutrition at Saddleback College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
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 Saddleback 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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