Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, Huntington College of Health Sciences offers a diploma in comprehensive nutrition. The diploma program will help students to understand dietary needs as well as the advantages of adding dietary supplements to a diet. The program consists of six courses that include anatomy and physiology in addition to nutritional courses. Upon completion of the program, individuals are equipped with nutritional knowledge to work in clinics and retail establishments.
American College of Health Care Sciences is located in Portland, Oregon, and offers on-campus as well as off-campus courses. The Department of Holistic Medicine allows students to choose from several elective classes to design a program to fit their individual needs. Students wishing to pursue careers as a holistic health practitioner, wellness coach or natural health consultant would benefit from this program. Elective courses such as aromatherapy, herbal studies and homeopathy are available.
Sage Colleges consist of two campuses in Troy and Albany, New York. The School of Nutrition Science at Sage offers a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science and a Master of Science in Applied Nutrition. Students are also required to complete an internship and upon completion, they will obtain a certificate. Sage's nutrition science graduates have a 100% pass rate on the state board exams for registered dietitians and they have sustained this high pass rate for the last three consecutive years as of February 2011.
Located in Ponoma, California, Cal Poly Ponoma's nutrition and food science degree program (Bachelor of Science) is ideal for students who would like a career working with individuals to assess their diet and make a transition to a healthier lifestyle. Cal Poly Ponoma prides itself in offering courses that other nutrition programs do not offer, such as their nutrition genetics course and evaluation of alternative medicine course. Students can participate in the university's Food Science Society where they can form friendships and participate in bowls to partake in competition against other university's food science societies.