Agricultural and Food Products Processing programs in North Carolina
8 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers in North Carolina earn a median of $58,700 a year across 560 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,560 | 500 |
| Agricultural Inspectors | $47,760 | 290 |
| Food Science Technicians | $48,640 | 130 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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 and Food Products Processing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.