School of Science • Casper, WY • Campus • $154/Credit (Resident, 2026-27)
Casper College offers 1 nutrition credential:
- A.S., Nutrition (a genuinely named nutrition degree, not general studies)
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Nutrition | About $4,620/yr resident (2026-27) | 2 years full time | 60 to 62 |
Casper’s differentiator is cost: a low resident rate for a genuinely named Nutrition associate degree, built around the general education and science prerequisites a four-year nutrition program expects. It is not ACEND-accredited and carries no formal, dated University of Wyoming nutrition-specific articulation agreement, despite marketing language suggesting otherwise; treat the coursework as generally transferable rather than covered by a defined 2+2 pathway.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | Campus. Casper’s own page labels the program “On-Campus,” with hybrid and online options available only for general-education electives, not the nutrition-specific coursework |
| Credit Hours | 60 to 62, depending on catalog year; the current (2026-27) catalog states a 60 to 62 range, while the archived 2025-26 catalog listed a flat 62 |
| ACEND Accreditation | No — not listed on Casper’s own catalog accreditations page or on ACEND’s decisions pages, consistent with an associate transfer degree rather than an accredited dietetics program |
| RD/RDN Eligibility | No, on its own. This is transfer coursework toward a four-year nutrition or dietetics degree elsewhere |
| Transfer Pathway | No formal, dated, nutrition-specific articulation agreement with the University of Wyoming was found. Casper’s own transfer-agreements list and UW’s own articulation index both omit nutrition; the only UW-FCS 2+2 agreement Casper participates in covers Professional Child Development, dated 2016 to 2017-18. One elective course is flagged “(Need if transferring to UW)” as informal advising, not a signed agreement |
| Admissions | No nutrition-specific prerequisites; general Casper College admission only (age 16+, high school diploma, GED, or equivalent) |
| Tuition | $154/credit resident, $210/credit Western Undergraduate Exchange, $378/credit non-resident (2026-27, dedicated tuition page) |
| Institutional Accreditation | HLC (Higher Learning Commission), accredited since 1960, last re-accredited 2019 |
Associate of Science, Nutrition
The estimated tuition for the A.S. is about $4,620 a year for a resident taking 30 credits at $154 per credit (2026-27). The degree runs 60 to 62 credits over two years of full-time study.
Curriculum
The four-semester plan mixes general education with the science base a nutrition major needs: principles of nutrition, the scientific study of food, general biology and chemistry, food and beverage management, nutrition controversies, and sports nutrition, alongside English composition, communication, psychology, and general-education electives. Program electives include general chemistry II, molecular biology, statistics, zoology, and animal science, with general chemistry II flagged specifically for students transferring to the University of Wyoming.
You Should Know
Casper’s own marketing page for this program says the curriculum “is designed to meet the foundational standards required by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), ensuring your credits are respected by top-tier transfer institutions.” This ACEND-adjacent language does not appear on Casper’s own official catalog accreditations list, and no Casper listing appears on ACEND’s decisions pages; associate transfer degrees generally are not ACEND-eligible. Do not read this as an ACEND relationship. No formal, dated University of Wyoming nutrition-specific articulation agreement was found either, despite the marketing page’s “particularly University of Wyoming” framing; confirm transfer credit course-by-course with an advisor at both schools.
Admissions
No nutrition-specific prerequisites, minimum GPA, portfolio, or interview requirement. Only Casper’s general degree-seeking admission applies: age 16 or older, and a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Tuition
Casper College’s dedicated tuition and fees page gives clearly dated per-credit and per-semester rates, including a $42/credit mandatory fee bundle:
- 2026-27: Resident $154/credit, $2,310/semester (15 credits); Western Undergraduate Exchange $210/credit, $3,150/semester; Non-resident $378/credit, $5,670/semester
- 2026-27 annual estimate (30 credits): about $4,620 resident, $6,300 WUE, $11,340 non-resident
- 2025-26: Resident $147/credit, $2,205/semester; WUE $200/credit, $3,000/semester; Non-resident $357/credit, $5,355/semester
- 2025-26 annual estimate (30 credits): about $4,410 resident, $6,000 WUE, $10,710 non-resident
Be aware that:
Casper’s own catalog embeds a separate tuition table that does not match the dedicated tuition and fees page in either year (for example, a $5,362 non-resident 15-credit figure on the catalog table versus $5,355 or $5,670 on the dedicated page). This profile uses the dedicated, explicitly dated tuition page as the more reliable source; confirm current rates directly before enrolling.
Official figures are on Casper’s tuition and fees page.
Why Choose This Nutrition Program?
Best suited for Wyoming students who want the lowest-cost start on a nutrition education in the state and plan to transfer general education and science prerequisites toward a four-year program.
Students watching cost pay about $4,620 a year as a resident, well under any four-year nutrition bachelor’s, for coursework built to transfer.
Students who want an accessible entry point face no nutrition-specific prerequisites and Casper’s general open admission.
The honest trade-off is that this associate degree carries no ACEND status and no confirmed, named articulation agreement with the University of Wyoming’s nutrition programs, despite marketing language implying otherwise, so plan transfer credit with an advisor at both schools rather than assuming automatic acceptance.
Accreditation
Casper College is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), accredited since 1960 and last re-accredited in 2019, which governs credit transfer, graduate admission eligibility, and federal financial aid access across the college.
The A.S. in Nutrition carries no ACEND accreditation; it does not appear on Casper’s own catalog accreditations list or on ACEND’s decisions pages. As transfer coursework, it does not by itself lead to RDN eligibility. Students who want the RD credential complete a bachelor’s, and in most cases a graduate degree and supervised practice, at an ACEND-accredited program elsewhere, such as the University of Wyoming’s Graduate Program in Nutrition and Dietetics.