This program is designed to prepare students for nutrition and dietetics careers in health care facilities, community agencies, government and industry. The positions involve the selection and preparation of foods or the administration of food service operations. The program is approved by the American Dietetic Association and fulfills the undergraduate requirements for eligibility for licensure as a registered dietitian. At Queens College , the program is called home economics. At Brooklyn College , the program is called health and nutrition sciences and includes studies in biology, chemistry, microbiology, and physiology.
Students can choose a concentration in either health or nutrition.
This program trains students to provide advanced pre-hospital care. The curriculum consists of one year of general liberal arts education and one year of specialized paramedic training in cooperation with affiliated hospitals. Certified paramedics receive advanced standing credits and are able to complete the general liberal arts education credits in order to receive their associate's degree. The program at Borough of Manhattan CC is called paramedic. The courses in these programs prepare students to conduct environmental control programs and analyze water, food, and air pollutants.