Forestry programs in California
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | $58,120 | 6,640 |
| Forest and Conservation Workers | $43,680 | 2,270 |
| Conservation Scientists | $79,810 | 2,110 |
| Foresters | $107,120 | 820 |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $61,730 | 110 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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 Forestry — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.