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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California

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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.

The Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food, Nutrition & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nutrition majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Long Beach City College the most popular school in California for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nutrition at Long Beach City College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in nutrition at East Los Angeles College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#3

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#4

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Out of the 57 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Diablo Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

Women make up 81% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#5

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allan Hancock College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in nutrition at Allan Hancock College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food, nutrition and related services schools in California. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

About 80% of the students majoring in nutrition at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Mesa College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 14 students majoring in nutrition at San Diego Mesa College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#8

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#9

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Fullerton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 75% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#10

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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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 25 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).

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