2023 Best Food & Nutrition Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 401 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 307 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food and nutrition programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Food & Nutrition Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno City College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 6 associates’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 22,278 students enrolled at Fresno City College, 370 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 210 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $329. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fresno City College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fresno City College]](/colleges/fresno-city-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Sequoias. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large school located in Visalia, California that handed out 1 associates’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree vets studying food & nutrition list, College of the Sequoias has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 201 of the 12,571 students enrolled at College of the Sequoias were GI Bill® students, of which 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $336. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of the Sequoias offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at College of the Sequoias]](/colleges/college-of-the-sequoias/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Ana, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food and nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
SAC also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 20,118 students enrolled at Santa Ana College, 283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 222 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $355. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Santa Ana College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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