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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$1,293 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #156 most popular major in California with 327 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Our analysis found Fresno City College to be the best value school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Fresno City College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $1,180 per year.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Santa Ana College Report

#3

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Sequoias. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Sequoias are $1,394 a year.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at College of the Sequoias

Explore all the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 82
Nevada 1
Hawaii 1

One of 7 majors within the area of study, food, nutrition and related services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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