Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services programs in California
99 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California earn a median of $46,980 a year across 130,190 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Food Service Managers | $78,260 | 33,180 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $46,390 | 31,660 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | $98,850 | 8,720 |
| Dietetic Technicians | $46,410 | 6,310 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $97,620 | 380 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.