VITICULTURE
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Viticulture certificate will prepare students to work in the grape or wine industry as a technician, member of a management team, or in other positions related to grape production. The coursework provides a strong foundation in soil, water, and plant science, and includes two classes devoted solely to grape production. Knowledge and skills gained in this program will help students on the job to analyze viticultural decisions and troubleshoot challenging situations.
VITICULTURE Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2026-2027. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 49,080
- High salary: 160,870
- Average salary: 86350
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 51,700
- High salary: 156,530
- Average salary: 87980
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 39,610
- High salary: 90,840
- Average salary: 59330
All Careers in VITICULTURE (10)
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | - n/a | Declining | 87,980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training | Stable | 86,350 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | Bachelor's degree, Doctoral degree | Rising | 85,310 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 71,410 |
| Food Service Managers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 65,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 59,330 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | High school diploma/GED | Declining | 49,500 |
| Food Science Technicians | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 49,430 |
| Food Batchmakers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Rising | 40,790 |
| Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate how to prune, train and adjust crops
- Determine irrigation needs of the grapevine and identify how irrigation systems are built and maintained
- Develop basic strategies to control weeds, pests and diseases
- Estimate yield and conduct sugar, soil and plant samples
- Explain vine nutrition and how to apply nutrients
- Relate soil knowledge to fertilizer and irrigation strategies
- Select appropriate viticultural practices to reflect the goals and economic status of the vineyard