Agricultural Production Operations programs in Kansas
15 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Kansas earn a median of $37,060 a year across 1,340 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 Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $52,870 | 480 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $65,670 | 380 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $58,670 | 270 |
| Conservation Scientists | $67,200 | 220 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $112,480 | 200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cloud County Community College Concordia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Cloud County Community College Concordia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Kansas State University Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
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.