by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,613 people earned their degree in food & nutrition, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 429 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 325 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a degree in food & nutrition. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food & nutrition program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. CSM is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 3 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Solano Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Solano Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairfield, California. It awarded 8 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Solano Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diablo Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food & nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Evergreen Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Evergreen Valley College is located in San Jose, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Evergreen Valley College
With a ranking of #6, Butte College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oroville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food & nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Feather River Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Quincy, California, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Feather River Community College District
Long Beach City College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Long Beach City College
Las Positas College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Las Positas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livermore, California. It awarded 3 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Allan Hancock College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Allan Hancock College is located in Santa Maria, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Allan Hancock College
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Orange Coast College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
American River College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food & nutrition degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
East Los Angeles College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a large public school situated in Monterey Park, California. It awarded 21 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Los Angeles Mission College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Los Angeles Mission College is a public institution located in Sylmar, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Los Angeles Mission College
With a ranking of #17, Folsom Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Folsom, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Fullerton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Fullerton College is located in Fullerton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Riverside City College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Merced College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Merced, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Merced Community College District
With a ranking of #21, Woodland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Woodland Community College
Columbia College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia Junior College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 0 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Columbia Junior College
Moorpark College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school situated in Moorpark, California. It awarded 4 associates’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, West Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. Culver City, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food & nutrition degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cuesta College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food & nutrition degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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