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Nutrition and Dietetics Submenu

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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?

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EXPLORE a career in this exciting and rewarding field of the future. Choose from these programs:

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 in Nutrition or Dietetics from an accredited DPD Program

To enable you to work as you pursue continuing education, 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 easy access from the Fruitvale Bart Station.

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The mission of the Dietetic Technician program is to prepare competent, entry-level Dietetic Technicians, Registered, who meet all professional standards, display superior customer service, and work collaboratively, with empathy in diverse communities.

Goals and Objectives:

The program will:

1. prepare competent entry level Dietetic Technicians, registered to participate ethically in diverse employment settings.

  • Employers of graduates will report level of satisfaction with program graduates’ ability to function as competent entry level professionals of at least 4 on a Likert scale of 0-5

2. prepare graduates to be readily employed in nutrition and dietetics and display skills of exemplary professionals.

  • At least 80% of students complete program requirements within _3.5 years (full time students) (150% of planned program length).
  • At least 80% of students complete program requirements within 7.5 years (part time students) (150% of planned program length).
  • Of graduates who seek employment, at least 70% percent are employed in nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.
  • At least 70% percent of program graduates take the CDR credentialing exam for nutrition and dietetics technicians within 12 months of program completion.
  • The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for nutrition and dietetics technicians is at least 70%.

Program Outcomes data are available on request.

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Merritt College Nutrition & Dietetic Students, Staff and Alum

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Student Handbook for Supervised Practice

Program Costs: Please review the Peralta website for a breakdown of all tuition and fees for residential studentshttps://www.peralta.edu/admissions/student-finance/fees-and-payment and for international students:  https://www.peralta.edu/international/tuition-and-fees
Program specific costs detailed in the Student Handbook linked above.

Distance Education: Some program courses are offered online, a change implemented due to the Covid pandemic. Access to the internet is required for these courses. Students may borrow laptops and receive hot spots, free of charge, for internet access as needed, please review information here: https://www.merritt.edu/library/chromebook-loan/