B.S. Culinary and Community Nutrition
Promote Healthy Living Through Food
Turn your passion for food into a career that improves lives. Lehman College’s Culinary and Community Nutrition B.S. prepares you to become a nutrition expert ready for careers in community nutrition, public health, and nutrition-focused food service.
Learn how food science, culture, and nutrition work together to support health. Through hands-on experiences, you’ll develop the skills to design meals and nutrition programs that support diverse lifestyles, health conditions, and communities.
Learn by Doing in Our Industrial Culinary Lab
Gain hands-on experience planning and preparing nutritious meals in Lehman’s state-of-the-art industrial culinary lab. Explore food from cultural, scientific, and nutritional perspectives while learning how to design meals that support health and wellness.
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Join a Growing Career Field
Prepare for a variety of careers in nutrition and food service. Graduates are eligible to become a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) through the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) and pursue roles across healthcare, community programs, and food service organizations.
Career Paths Include
- Community Nutrition Educator
- Dietary Manager
- Nutrition Program Coordinator
- Public Health Nutrition Assistant
- Food Service Manager
- School Nutrition Program Manager
- Wellness Program Coordinator
- Culinary Nutritionist Educator
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Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Director - DFN, Health Promotion and Nutrition Sciences (HPNS)
