Agricultural Production Operations programs in North Carolina
30 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
Farm and Home Management Educators in North Carolina earn a median of $64,280 a year across 910 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | $38,750 | 910 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $76,330 | 570 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $58,700 | 560 |
| Conservation Scientists | $64,460 | 540 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,560 | 500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 38 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
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.