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Merritt College


Instructional Programs
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dietary Assistant
Dietary Manager
Dietetic Technology
Freq. Asked Questions

Nutrition and Dietetics

ARE YOU:
Fascinated by food and nutrition?
A person who enjoys interacting with a variety of people?
Considering a career in health care?
Planning to complete an Associate Degree?

EXPLORE a career in this exciting and rewarding field of the future.  Choose from these programs:
Dietary Assistant--One semester Certificate of Achievement
Dietary Manager--Three semester (minimum) Certificate of Completion
Dietetic Technology AS--Two-year (minimum) Associate of Science Degree
Dietetic Technology CERT--Certificate of Achievement for those who have already completed a degree

YOU CAN go to work now and continue moving up the ladder. Courses are scheduled after 4:00 PM for our busy, working adults. The college is centrally located in the beautiful Oakland Hills, with plenty of convenient parking or there is easy access from the Fruitvale Bart Station.

OUR MISSION is to provide the highest quality dietetic education that meets all professional standards and serves both the community and student needs.

The Program will prepare its graduates to be readily employed in nutrition and dietetics or a related field; or to continue their education at a higher level.

The Program will provide the encouragement and support necessary to increase the number of students who graduate.

The program will prepare its graduates for active participation in the profession as leaders, mentors, and preceptors.

The program will develop practitioners who are responsive to community needs and who have the ability to collaborate in a diverse environment.

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