Agribusiness: Viticulture (Associates in Science)

Cost: $3,998
Length: 64 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled: 10

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Shrinking -2.5%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Job ads may call this: Farm Manager · Ranch Manager · Nursery Manager · Hatchery Manager

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.

Typical pay in California: $110,971per yearSanta Maria-Santa Barbara MSA: $125,668
Projected openings: 89,600Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA: 6,160
Projected change: -2.5%
Usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first: 5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 31% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 12% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 12%
High school diploma: 31%
Started college, no degree: 19%
Two-year degree: 11%
Four-year degree: 23%
Master's degree: 4%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.9%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Food Scientists and Technologists

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Formulator · Food Engineer · Research Chef · Food Scientist

Inspect food processing areas to ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for sanitation, safety, quality, and waste management.
Check raw ingredients for maturity or stability for processing, and finished products for safety, quality, and nutritional value.
Study methods to improve aspects of foods, such as chemical composition, flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, and convenience.
Develop food standards and production specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste management and water supply specifications.

Show 4 more things this job involves

Stay up to date on new regulations and current events regarding food science by reviewing scientific literature.
Confer with process engineers, plant operators, flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems in product development.
Study the structure and composition of food or the changes foods undergo in storage and processing.
Test new products for flavor, texture, color, nutritional content, and adherence to government and industry standards.

Typical pay in California: $96,580per year
Projected openings: 1,990
Projected change: +8.7%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

California publishes no separate figure for this job in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 58% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 0% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0%
High school diploma: 0%
Started college, no degree: 0%
Two-year degree: 0%
Four-year degree: 58%
Master's degree: 27%
Doctorate or professional degree: 15%

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

Designed for students preparing for or advancing in careers such as vineyard management, pest management, fertilizer sales or irrigation management. The graduate of the Associate in Science in Agribusiness: Viticulture will: Use basic ideas and concepts in viticulture including biology, and ecophysiology of vines and grape cultivars, to work in the viticulture industry. Assess and differentiate effects of viticultural activities and processes in final grapes and wines produced, including yearly activities and grape vine phenology describing alternatives to make sound viticultural decisions during the entire year to ensure quality fruit and healthy vines. Identify common vineyard problems and suggest solutions. Identify effects on different soils in viticulture and analyze precision viticulture practices and be able to use the information for continuous vineyard improvement. Analyze costs and sustainable alternatives in viticulture.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

America`s Job Center of California Workforce Resource CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 805-614-1550
1410 South BroadwaySuite ESanta Maria, CA 93454about 11.8 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Has a veterans' representative

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

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