A dietary manager certificate is available through the University of Florida Flexible Learning - Correspondence Study program. Enroll from anywhere at any time in the self-paced program that combines 200 hours of distance-classroom instruction with 200 hours of structured field work. The program must be completed within 32 weeks. Choose between online or print-based course and test materials. The program prepares students to work in food service and provide nutrition care to the sick or elderly. Graduates may take the DMA certification exam. The G.I. Bill, Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and Florida Prepaid College Funding are accepted for tuition payment. The course is open to non-Florida residents with an out-of-state tuition premium.
University of Florida
Independent Study by Correspondence
2209 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32609
800-327-4218, extension 211
correspondencestudy.ufl.edu
Barton Community College teamed with eCollege.com to develop an associate of science in dietary management degree program. The program offers a fully online associate's degree curriculum to students anywhere in the country. Current dietary management certificate holders may be eligible to transfer a portion or all of their earned college credits toward completing this degree program. A partnership with Kansas State University allows graduates a seamless transfer into the university's online bachelor of science in dietetics degree program. Federal financial aid is available for this degree from start to finish.
Barton Community College
245 NE 30th Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
815-895-5267
bartonline.org
The University of Akron offers a 12.6 continuing-education-credit-hour course that meets weekly for 18 sessions of eight hours over the course of a semester. The four areas of the course cover managing food systems, sanitation and safety, human resources, and nutrition, with a focus on medical nutrition therapy. Classroom lessons are reinforced with more than 200 hours of supervised work-study. In addition to qualifying for the DMA certification exam, students receive the National Restaurant Association ServSafe and the Ohio Department of Health Food Protection certifications upon completion of the course. Class size has a limit of 20 students. The program is offered in the spring and fall semesters.
University of Akron
Workforce Development and Continuing Education
The Polsky Building, Room 466
225 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44325-4104
330-972-7577
uakron.edu