Agricultural Production Operations programs in Colorado
12 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Colorado
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Colorado earn a median of $39,740 a year across 1,270 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Scientists | $84,820 | 1,230 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $66,030 | 640 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $75,430 | 460 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $81,920 | 160 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $66,230 | 90 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fort Lewis College Durango | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Otero College La Junta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Otero College La Junta | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Agricultural Production Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.