Online Dietetic Program
After many months of analysis, consultation, and consideration, Cosumnes River College decided that it must close its Dietetic Technician Program. The program is closing because of a variety of factors such as declining enrollment, labor market data and forecasts for DTRs. As such, no new students will be allowed to complete the Dietetic Technician Program. However, the NUTRI department is actively working on an A.S. degree in nutrition for interested students.
What is a Dietetic Technician Program (DTP)?
The Cosumnes River College Dietetic Technician Program is a 2-year program leading to an Associate Science Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. The program offers the course work and 450+ hours of supervised practice (internship) both are necessary to prepare you for the Registration Exam for Dietetic Technician.
Description of the Dietetic Technician Program
(As described by the American Dietetic Association)
“Dietetics education is a dynamic and complex process that translate the theoretical and ideal into application and practice. All dietetic education programs should reflect the needs of students and prepare them for current practice and lifelong learning. Dietetics education programs must provide opportunities, including real-life experiences, for students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies for the anticipated level of dietetic practice. Program graduates should be able to work effectively within their communities to improve the quality and quantity of food and nutrition for all people, both now and in the future.”
“The Schematic for Dietetics Education encompasses two components required to educate a dietetics professional:
(1) Didactic education, which provides the foundation knowledge and skills necessary to function in society as a professional and on which practitioner competencies can be built; and
(2) Supervised practice, which provides the practitioner competencies essential to perform the specialized functions of a dietitian or a dietetic technician.“
“Foundation Knowledge and Skills achieved in didactic education encompass the broad-based studies to
- Enhance quality of life
- Enable individuals to function more effectively in society as dietetics professionals, and
- Provide an education base from which practitioner competencies can evolve”
“The dietetic technician program provides for the integration of didactic instruction with a minimum of 450 hours of supervised practice within an academic program leading to an associate degree.”