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Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #135 most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the nutrition associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Ana College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,684 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Fresno City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food, nutrition and related services schools in the Far Western US Region . Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $8,504 per year.

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#3

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of the Sequoias is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Visalia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Sequoias are $8,338 per year.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 327
Washington 22
Oregon 82
Nevada 1
Hawaii 1

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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