Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services programs in California
44 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
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in California earn a median of $101,370 a year across 99,230 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and Translators | $70,770 | 5,560 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $130,490 | 5,460 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $97,900 | 2,970 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $99,860 | 2,170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 59 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 62 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 53 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego State University San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
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 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.