The mission of the Dietetic Technician program is to empower graduates to compete successfully for employment as a Nutrition & Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR) by providing superior education and innovative training in entry-level skills and competencies.
Program Goals and Outcome Measures
Goal #1: The program will prepare competent entry-level dietetic technicians.
Outcome Measures
- Over a 3-year period, at least 70% of graduates pass the CDR credentialing exam for nutrition and dietetic technicians within one year following first attempt. GRADUATE PERFORMANCE Objective 3.4.c.2
- Over a 5-year period, 70% percent of employers will agree or strongly agree on the Employer Survey that graduates of the Hillsborough College Dietetic Technician Program were prepared for dietetic practice. EMPLOYER SATISFACTION Objective 3.4.d
- Over a 5-year period, eighty percent of graduates will agree or strongly agree on the Graduate Survey that the program prepared them for dietetic practice.
- Over a 5-year period, 90% of program graduates who are expected to take the CDR credentialing exam for nutrition and dietetics will do so within 6 months of program completion. GRADUATE PERFORMANCE Objective 3.4.c.1
Goal #2: The program will meet the need for registered dietetic technicians in the Tampa area
Outcome Measures
- Over a five-year period, 70% or more of program graduates who sought employment in nutrition and dietetics, or a related field, will be employed within 12 months of program completion. GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT Objective 3.4b
- Over a five-year period, 50% or more of program graduates who sought employment in nutrition and dietetics, or a related field, will practice within the Tampa Bay area.
Goal #3: The program will be responsive to student needs.
Outcome measures
- Over a 5-year period, eighty percent of students will AGREE or STRONGLY AGREE that faculty met students’ educational needs as indicated on the course evaluation.
- Over a 5-year period, eighty percent of students will rate preceptors as average or above average on Preceptor Evaluations.
- Over a 5-year period, at least 80% of program students complete program requirements within 150% of program length (9 semesters). PROGRAM COMPLETION Objective 3.4a
NOTE: All program outcome data available upon request.