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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$4,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Moorpark College

Moorpark, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moorpark College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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 $320 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#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 $0-$30k list. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ventura College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $506 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ventura College.

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#3

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno City College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fresno City College is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno City College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $2,582 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fresno City College.

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

#4

Riverside City College

Riverside, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Riverside City College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Riverside City College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Riverside City College is $4,620 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Whittier, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $4,797 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend RHCCD.

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

#6

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#1 in overall quality

East Los Angeles College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Los Angeles College is a large public school situated in Monterey Park, California. It awarded 23 associates’s nutrition 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 $9,000 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Los Angeles College

#7

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, California
#7 in overall quality

Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles City College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Los Angeles City College is $6,439 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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