Dietary Manager
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Dietary Manager Certificate is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge, skills, and experience in nutrition, food safety and sanitation, foodservice management, and operations management. The required courses prepare students for positions as dietary managers of foodservice operations in healthcare settings, such as nursing homes, long-term care facilities, senior living communities, and hospitals. This certificate requires a total of 16 units. A grade of C or better is required in each course taken.
Dietary Manager Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 26,800
- High salary: 48,320
- Average salary: 36450
Dietetic Technicians
Associate's degree, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 28,280
- High salary: 53,440
- Average salary: 37040
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Certificate after college, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 48,830
- High salary: 101,760
- Average salary: 73850
All Careers in Dietary Manager (6)
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 77,280 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | Certificate after college, Master's degree | Rising | 73,850 |
| Food Service Managers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 65,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | 42,010 |
| Dietetic Technicians | Associate's degree, Certificate after high school | Stable | 37,040 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 36,450 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Apply supervisory skills for the effective operation of a foodservice department in accordance with organizational standards and state/federal regulations.
- Develop and implement evidence-based plans to provide quality nutrition care.
- Maintain proper food safety and sanitation practices for the delivery of quality, nutritious meals.