Program Overview

Dietetic Technician
Associate in Applied Science Degree (A45310)

The Dietetic Technician Program prepares individuals to promote optimal health through proper nutrition by providing personalized services to meet client’s needs, and ensure balanced diets. Dietetic Technicians work under the supervision of a registered licensed dietitian.

Graduates of the Dietetic Technician program are eligible for the national registration examination for dietetic technicians. Course work includes content related to food, nutrition, communication, and management. The physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences support these areas.

ADMISSION INFORMATION
Students applying for admission to the Gaston College Dietetic Technician program MUST
meet the following requirements for GENERAL ADMISSION to the college:
1. Submit to the Admissions Office a completed Application for Admission.
2. Request that your high school mail an official high school transcript to the Admissions
Office at Gaston College, 201 Highway 321 S., Dallas, NC 28034-1499. The
documentation listed below can be submitted in the place of a traditional high school
transcript.

a. Official Adult High School Transcript
b. Official copies of GED scores
c. Official transcript from International Correspondence School
d. Official transcript from Home School

Career Outline

Employment opportunities include childcare centers, hospitals, correctional centers, public
health agencies, retirement centers, hospices, clinics, nursing homes, home care programs or medical offices.

Program Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively.
• Students will have knowledge of physical and biological sciences.
• Students will have knowledge of social sciences.
  
• Students will have knowledge of research.
  
• Students will demonstrate the ability to calculate, apply and demonstrate basic food principles.
  
• Students will have knowledge of nutrition. They will be able to calculate diets such as hypertension, obesity, etc., screen and assess individuals for nutritional status.
  
• Students will have knowledge of management.
  
• Students will have knowledge of health care systems.

All classes are offered on-line via the Internet. Gaston College offers an in-state Distance
Education track for all NC residents.

Accreditation Status
The Dietetic Technician Program at Gaston College received Developmental Accreditation
April 20, 2001 from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE.)
CADE is the accrediting agency for the American Dietetic Association (ADA.) For more
information please contact:

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
Phone: 312-899-0040 ext. 5400

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