How We Chose the Best Dietetic Technician Associate Degree Programs in the U.S.
Becoming a Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR) is a practical and rewarding way to enter the field of nutrition—and choosing the right associate degree program is the first big step. But with so many options across the country, how do you know which ones truly stand out?
To help you make a confident, informed decision, we reviewed programs nationwide using a combination of quality indicators, student outcomes, and affordability factors. Our goal is to highlight programs that not only meet rigorous accreditation standards but also prepare graduates for real success in today’s healthcare and wellness landscape.
Here’s what we looked at:
- ACEND Accreditation – Only programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics were considered, ensuring eligibility to take the NDTR credentialing exam.
- NDTR Exam Pass Rates – Schools with strong pass rates demonstrate academic quality and student readiness.
- Job Placement Rates – We looked for programs with strong career outcomes and employer connections.
- Tuition & Affordability – Cost is a real factor for many students, so we gave weight to programs that offer strong value, especially for in-state learners.
- Program Flexibility – Online, hybrid, or part-time options earned extra points for meeting the needs of working students or career changers.
- Faculty Support & Student Resources – We favored programs with small class sizes, experienced instructors, and strong academic advising.
This list isn’t just about prestige—it’s about practical outcomes, accessible education, and setting you up for a fulfilling career in nutrition.
Coolidge, AZ
Central Arizona College – Dietetic Technician Program
Central Arizona College
Dietetic Education Program
8470 N Overfield Rd
Coolidge, AZ 85128-9030
Program Director: Ms. Sheri D Steincamp
Phone: (520)494-5775
Email: sheri.steincamp@centralaz.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1978
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2029
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Fully online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person where the student is located
Phoenix, AZ
Paradise Valley Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Paradise Valley Community College
Nutrition & Dietetic Technology Program
18401 N 32nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Program Director: Mary Angela Jordan
Phone: (602)787-6572
Email: angela.jordan@paradisevalley.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.paradisevalley.edu/nutrition
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 12/1/2001
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2031
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College – Dietetic Technician Program
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5005
Program Director: Ms. Elizabeth J Blake
Phone: (714)432-0202 (26430)
Email: eblake@occ.cccd.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1971
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2026
Degree Offered: AS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements
Oakland, CA
Merritt College – Dietetic Technician Program
Merritt College
Dietetic Technology
12500 Campus Dr
Oakland, CA 94619-3107
Program Director: Ms. Heather T Casale
Phone: (510)434-3834
Email: hcasale@peralta.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.merritt.edu/wp/nutr/
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 4/1/2000
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2030
Degree Offered: AS
Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa Junior College – Dietetic Technician Program
Santa Rosa Junior College
Health Sciences Department
1501 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-4395
Program Director: Ms. Jill M Tarver
Phone: (707)527-4434
Email: jtarver@santarosa.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://nutrition.santarosa.edu
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 7/21/2008
Accreditation Term Ends: 8/31/2025
Closure Pending: 8/31/2025
Degree Offered: AS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
New Haven, CT
Connecticut State Community College, Gateway Campus – Dietetic Technician Program
Connecticut State Community College, Gateway Campus
20 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Program Director: Dominique A Doris
Phone: (203)285-2390
Email: dominique.doris@ctstate.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://catalog.ctstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=15&poid=5425
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 9/1/1979
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2028
Degree Offered: AS
East Grand Forks, MN
Northland Community and Technical College – Dietetic Technician Program
Northland Community and Technical College
2022 Central Avenue NE
Office #141
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
Program Director: Erin E Gonzalez
Phone: (298)793-2484
Email: Erin.gonzalez@northlandcollege.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.northlandcollege.edu/programs/dietetic_technician/program_detail.php?program_code=200
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/29/2016
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2028
Currently Inactive Until: 7/28/2025
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Student-Identified Supervised Practice/Experiential Learning, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Fully online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person where the student is located
Reno, NV
Truckee Meadows Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Truckee Meadows Community College
7000 Dandini Boulevard
RDMT 417A
Reno, NV 89512-3999
Program Director: Ms. Heidi Lynette Himler
Phone: (775)674-7501
Email: hhimler@tmcc.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.tmcc.edu/nutrition/
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 12/1/1999
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2032
Degree Offered: AAS, AS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
Blackwood, NJ
Camden County College – Dietetic Technician Program
Camden County College
200 College Drive
117-N Halpern Hall
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Phone: (856)227-7200 (4665)
Program Director: Ms. Marsha V Patrick
Email: mpatrick@camdencc.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1976
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2025
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Student-Identified Supervised Practice/Experiential Learning
Riverhead, NY
Suffolk County Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Suffolk County Community College
121 Speonk Riverhead Road
Orient 217
Riverhead, NY 11901
Program Director: Ms. Jodi E Levine
Phone: (631)548-3724
Email: levinej@sunysuffolk.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1980
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2028
Closure Pending: 6/30/2028
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Business Technologies Division
3520 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690
Program Director: Ms. Jamie Nowak
Phone: (513)569-1409
Email: jamie.nowak@cincinnatistate.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.cincinnatistate.edu
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1980
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2026
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements
Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Cuyahoga Community College
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-3196
Program Director: Dr. Michael J. Kenney
Phone: (216)987-4497
Email: Michael.Kenney@tri-c.edu
For full program information, visit:
http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/health-careers/dietetic-technology/index.html
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1975
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2027
Closure Pending: 12/19/2025
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
Columbus, OH
Columbus State Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Columbus State Community College
Hospitality Management
550 East Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43216-1609
Program Director: Paula E Gallagher
Phone: (614)287-2217
Email: pgallagher3@cscc.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://www.cscc.edu/academics/departments/diet
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 9/1/1979
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2031
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College – Dietetic Technician Program
Sinclair Community College
Nutrition and Dietetics Department
444 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Program Director: Ms. Rachel Ann Rank
Phone: (937)512-2546
Email: rachel.rank@sinclair.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1984
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2028
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Student-Identified Supervised Practice/Experiential Learning
North Canton, OH
Stark State College – Dietetic Technician Program
Stark State College
6200 Frank Ave NW
Office J325
North Canton, OH 44720
Program Director: Michelle L Igleheart
Phone: (330)494-6170 (5767)
Email: migleheart@starkstate.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 7/31/2013
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2032
Degree Offered: AS
Program Features: Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program
Pittsburgh, PA
Community College of Allegheny County – Dietetic Technician Program
Community College of Allegheny County
Allegheny Campus
800 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1895
Program Director: Ms. Miriam N Wilson
Phone: (412)237-2640
Email: mwilson@ccac.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://catalog.ccac.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=3025
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 6/1/1973
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2029
Degree Offered: AS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Fully in-person coursework, Fully online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program, All SP/SEL is completed in-person where the student is located
Arlington, TX
Tarrant County College – Dietetic Technician Program
Tarrant County College
Business and Technology Div
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018
Program Director: Ms. Dawn D Blevins
Phone: (817)515-3066
Email: dawn.blevins@tccd.edu
For full program information, visit:
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 7/1/1974
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2028
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Fully online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person where the student is located
Whitehall, WV
Pierpont Community and Technical College – Dietetic Technician Program
Pierpont Community and Technical College
2600 Middletown Commons
Suite 129
Whitehall, WV 26554-2451
Program Director: Ms. Pamela C Hamilton
Phone: (304)367-4297
Email: phamilton@pierpont.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://catalog.pierpont.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=8&poid=905&returnto=1017
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 6/10/2019
Accreditation Term Ends: 6/30/2030
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Fully online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person where the student is located
West Allis, WI
Milwaukee Area Technical College – Dietetic Technician Program
Milwaukee Area Technical College
West Campus
1200 South 71st Street
West Allis, WI 53214-3110
Program Director: Ms. Heidi L Katte
Phone: (414)456-5364
Email: katteh@matc.edu
For full program information, visit:
https://www.matc.edu/course-catalog/healthcare/nutrition-dietetic-technician.html
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Date of Initial Accreditation: 1/1/1979
Accreditation Term Ends: 12/31/2026
Degree Offered: AAS
Program Features: Course Credit Transfer Agreements, Approved to offer Distance Education
Education Format: Combination of in-person and online coursework, All SP/SEL is completed in-person in same geographical area as the program