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. Complete an application for admission.
2. Submit official high school transcripts, GED® scores, and/or other college transcripts.
3. Check with an advisor to determine if you need to take the COMPASS assessment test. This requirement may be waived if you have a sufficiently high and recent ACT scores or have successfully completed necessary college-level prerequisite courses.
4. You must complete the regular SCC admission requirements and prerequisite courses with a “C” or higher to continue in the Culinary/Hospitality program.

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 starting salary of $39,208. 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

Graduates of this program are eligible for active membership to ANFP and meet education requirements for eligibility to sit for the Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional (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 services 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.