Agricultural Production at Otero Junior College

If you plan to study agricultural production, take a look at what Otero Junior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Otero JC is located in La Junta, Colorado and approximately 1,216 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Production section at the bottom of this page.

Otero JC Agricultural Production Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Agricultural Production (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Agricultural Production

Otero JC Agricultural Production Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at Otero JC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural production majors at Otero Junior College.

Otero JC Agricultural Production Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of agricultural production associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agricultural production only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Otero JC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 33% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agricultural production at Otero JC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Otero Junior College with a associate's in agricultural production.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Otero Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Soil and Plant Scientists	400	$56,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	330	$57,330
Agricultural Sciences Professors	220	$87,140
Food Scientists and Technologists	160	$68,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.