DTP Program Mission

The mission of the dietetic technician program is to empower graduates to compete successfully for employment as a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) by providing superior education and innovative training in entry-level skills and competencies.

 

DTP Goals and Outcome Measures

Goal #1: The program will prepare competent entry-level dietetic technicians.
   Outcome Measures:

   a.  Over a five-year period, the pass rate for graduates taking the DTR examination in one year will be at least 80%.
   b.  Over a five-year period, eighty percent of graduating students will agree or strongly agree on the Program Evaluation that the program’s courses met  knowledge requirements/objectives for future dietetics practice.
    c. Over a five-year period, 70% percent of employers will agree or strongly agree on the Employer Survey that graduates of the Hillsborough Community College Dietetic Technician Program were prepared for dietetic practice.
    d. Over a five-year period, eighty percent of graduates will agree or strongly agree on the Graduate Survey that the program prepared them for dietetic practice.

 

Goal #2: The program will meet the need for registered dietetic technicians in the Tampa area
   Outcome Measures:
  a. Over a five-year period, 70% or more of program graduates who sought employment in dietetics will be employed within 12 months of program completion.
  b. Over a five-year period, 50% or more of program graduates who sought employment in dietetics will practice within the Tampa Bay area.


Goal #3: The program will be responsive to student needs.
   Outcome measures:

  a. Over a five-year period, eighty percent of students will AGREE or STRONGLY AGREE that faculty met students educational needs as indicated on the course evaluation.
  b. Over a five-year period, eighty percent of students will rate preceptors as average or above average on Preceptor Evaluations.
  c. Over a five-year period, at least 50% of students enrolled in DIE 2401 will complete all program requirements successfully within 150% of the program length (9 semesters). 
 
NOTE: All program outcome data is available upon request.
 
 
This page was last updated on 04/24/12 by Steve Gagnon