College of Applied and Technical Studies
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About This Program

The certificate in Viticulture provides students with the practical experiences and technological skills of the cultivation of grapes for making wine. This program emphasizes hands-on experiences and internships at local vineyards and wineries in Ohio.

Students who complete the certificate are qualified for positions in the commercial winemaking industry as a viticulturist, vineyard manager and assistant vineyard manager.

Contact Information

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

  • 3.8% about as fast as the average
  • 566,500 number of jobs
  • $28,660 potential earnings

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

  • -1.1% decline
  • 53,200 number of jobs
  • $50,080 potential earnings

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

  • 3.5% about as fast as the average
  • 53,100 number of jobs
  • $43,100 potential earnings

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.