The associate’s degree in general studies with a concentration in Public Health and Community Nutrition is a great opportunity for people looking to obtain a degree that prepares them to make their community healthier and stronger. This program involves classes offered in many different formats, including face-to-face, virtual, and online.
This degree is a great option for new college students and for people with transfer credits needing to complete a college degree.
Public Health and Community Nutrition can be completed as a certificate program. The program prepares you to make you to make your community healthier and stronger. The program can also be completed full-time or part-time. Apply online to complete this program.
Possible career options with an associate's degree:
- Community health worker (community outreach coordinator)
- Food pantry worker (would also need food safety certification)
- Farmer's market coordinator
- Community garden coordinator
- SNAP outreach coordinator (through PA Career Link)
- WIC program assistant (Pennsylvania requires a bachelor's degree to be a WIC nutritionist)
- Research assistant
- Heath educator
- Nutritional services manager
- School nutrition services; school nutrition training manager; assistant manager school nutrition
- Nutrition site coordinator (e.g., congregate meals; aging centers)
- Meals on Wheels coordinator
- Nutrition outreach education coordinator
- Nutrition assistant (some health departments)
- Formula and human milk nutrition technician
- Health and nutrition coordinator
- And many more!