Dietary Manager

Our Dietary Manager program prepares you for a rewarding career in food-service operations. You will be a successful Dietary Manager if you:

• are detail oriented and able to work with a variety of people
• can communicate effectively (both oral and written)
• possess the ability to multitask efficiently
• thrive in high stress environments
• are passionate about serving others

You can start the Dietary Manager program in Fall, Spring or summer terms. Follow these steps to finish your application:

1. Want to learn more about SCC? Come see how SCC will help you achieve Your Path to Possible! Schedule a campus visit!
2. Need help exploring career opportunities or navigating the admissions process? Schedule an appointment with an Admissions Counselor.
3. Ready to apply? Complete an Application for Admission.
4. Submit ACT, SAT, Next Generation Accuplacer, or Accuplacer test scores (reading and math) or official college transcripts showing completion of post-secondary coursework in English and math to the Admissions Office at any SCC location.

Special Program Requirement:

• A grade of “C” or higher is required for all Dietary Manager courses to graduate from the program.

If you are passionate about helping others meet their dietary needs, a rewarding career as a dietary manager is the ideal career for you. Our graduates report an average annual starting salary of $37,440. Career options include:

• Certified Dietary Manager
• Dietary Supervisor
• Dining Services Coordinator
• Dining Supervisor
• Director of Food and Nutrition
• Director of Culinary Services

The Southeast Community College Dietary Manager program has been granted approval from:
Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
406 Surrey Woods Dr
St. Charles, IL 60174
800-323-1908
info@ANFPonline.org

Program students are eligible for ANFP Pre-Professional membership. Graduates of this program are eligible for professional membership to ANFP and are eligible to sit for the CDM®, CFPP® Credentialing exam. The CDM®, CFPP® credential meets the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations requirement for directors of food and nutrition at Long-Term Care Facilities.

The Dietary Manager program is affiliated with:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
312-899-0040, ext. 4887
acend@eatright.org

Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
406 Surrey Woods Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
800-323-1908
info@ANFPonline.org

Southeast Community College is a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution. As a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution, we are unable to offer online or distance courses to students in the following states/areas: California and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

States where licensure or certification requirements are met by this program’s curriculum – Nebraska. Please go to the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers website for more information about other states.

Students who successfully complete this program may sit for the nationally recognized CDM® Credentialing Exam offered through the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers (CBDM).

Other States may have additional educational requirements, and SCC has not made a determination of whether or not this program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements of any other State.

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