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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 446 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,333 and $20,631 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 250 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#1

Moorpark College

Moorpark, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moorpark College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Moorpark College is a fairly large school located in Moorpark, California that handed out 11 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Moorpark College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Moorpark College is $5,976 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Moorpark College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#2

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Ventura, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Ventura College also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $7,118 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ventura College.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Ventura College

#3

Riverside City College

Riverside, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Riverside City College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Riverside City College

#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, Fresno City College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fresno City College is $8,484 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Fresno City College

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Los Angeles College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. East Los Angeles College is a public institution located in Monterey Park, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

East Los Angeles College also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend East Los Angeles College is $14,090 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Los Angeles College

#6

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
#6 in overall quality

Rio Hondo College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Hondo College is $9,303 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Rio Hondo College

#7

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, California
#7 in overall quality

Los Angeles City College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles City College also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles City College is $12,040 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Los Angeles City College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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