Plant Sciences programs in California
10 schools in California 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 California
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers in California earn a median of $56,280 a year across 10,450 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Technicians | $60,320 | 2,420 |
| Conservation Scientists | $79,810 | 2,110 |
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | $109,140 | 1,650 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $91,930 | 1,440 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $109,930 | 400 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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 Plant Sciences — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.