Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics programs in California
15 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | 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 Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.