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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Santa Monica College

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 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 SMC

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

75% Women
38% 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 19% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Monica College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 9

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 Santa Monica 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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