Nutrition and Dietetics
The Nutrition and Dietetics program at Orange Coast College offers multiple pathways to begin a career in nutrition. Students can complete a Certificate of Achievement, Associate of Science degree, or an Associate Degree for Transfer. Our program is designed to give students entry-level knowledge and skills in nutritional science, medical nutrition therapy, food service management, and food safety and sanitation. Graduates from these programs are prepared to work in a variety of settings such as acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, school districts, senior centers, and community nutrition agencies.
Completion of the required courses, along with the Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate Degree program at Orange Coast College qualifies the student to sit for the Commission of Dietetics Registration national exam for the Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) level.
Department Contact Information
Beth Blake, MPH, RDN
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Program Director
Verna Leahy, MS, RDN
Instructor, Nutrition and Dietetics
vleahy@occ.cccd.edu
Faculty office: College Center 115C
Nutrition and Dietetics Department Website
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BObeAlJEuV8
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer (AS-T)
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
Credit Courses
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A100
- Foods & Nutrition (FN)
- Level 1 - Culinary Food Science Assistant, Certificate of Achievement
- Level 1 - Culinary Food Science Assistant, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Orange Coast: Level 1 - Culinary Food Science Assistant COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Level 1 — Culinary Food Science Assistant Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A175
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Orange Coast: Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A180
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager, Certificate of Achievement
- Integrative Health Coach, Associate in Science Degree
- Integrative Health Coach, Associate in Science Degree
- Integrative Health Coach, Certificate of Achievement
- Integrative Health Coach, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Orange Coast: Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Dietetic Service Supervisor/Certified Dietary Manager Requirements
- Orange Coast: Integrative Health Coach Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A280
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A281
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Nutrition and Fitness Education, Certificate of Achievement
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education COA Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition Education Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Fitness Education COA Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A285
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence
Catalog Program Pages Referencing NC A286
- Nutrition Care (NC)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Associate in Science Degree
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Requirements
- Orange Coast: Nutrition and Dietetics Technician AS Sequence