食品和营养学士学位专为希望转入四年制营养学课程且希望成为注册营养师的学生而设计。该课程提供营养学和饮食学（AND）（以前的美国饮食学协会）所要求的基础课程，科学课程和食品服务管理课程，以进行为期四年的饮食学课程，使学生可以轻松地转到这些机构。
The A.S. degree in Food and Nutrition is designed for students wishing to transfer to a four-year program in Nutrition with the goal of becoming a Registered Dietitian. The program provides the foundation courses, science courses and Food Service Management courses required by the Academic of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) (formerly American Dietetic Association) for four-year programs in Dietetics, enabling students to transfer to these institutions with ease.