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Diploma of Dietary Manager

Peralta Community College District - Merritt College

  • Oakland, United States
  • 1.5 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Peralta Community College District - Merritt College campus

About the program

Certificate of Achievement in Dietary Manager at Merritt College, Oakland, for full-time on-campus students.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Build subject knowledge and transferable analytical skills in Dietary Manager. Apply appropriate methods to problems in this field
  • work on academic or practical tasks
  • and communicate findings clearly.

Career outcomes

  • Dietary manager in hospitals
  • nursing homes and schools
  • nutrition care
  • further study in dietetics

Curriculum

  • Programmes in dietary management
  • dietetic technology and nutrition for transfer
  • preparing students for the national Certified Dietary Manager exam. The dietary manager certificate takes 18 months for newcomers and includes a one-semester internship. Detailed unit lists are in the curriculum catalogue
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Entry requirements

Academic

  • Secondary school (high school) completion or equivalent; college transcripts for transfers
  • No minimum grade published; open-door community college admission

Accepted academic background

Secondary school (high school) completion or equivalent; college transcripts for transfers

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and eligibility. Prepare academic transcripts and any program-specific supporting documents. Complete the institution application form. Submit required language test results if applicable. Pay any applicable application fee. Check your application status and await the admissions decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$13,570 USD
Application fee$50 USD
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Program details

CampusMerritt College
Faculty or schoolHealthcare
DepartmentNutrition and Dietetics
Teaching languageEnglish
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Study pace_
Post-study stay1 year
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Apply by

    15 Nov 2026

    2 days left
  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1.5 years.