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Food Science and Technology

Bakersfield College

Associate's DegreeCIP: 01.0401

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Locations

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  • Bakersfield, California

    1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, California, 93305-1299

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringQuality Control AnalysisActive LearningWritingOperations MonitoringCoordinationManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementInstructingLearning StrategiesScience

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementEnglish LanguageProduction and ProcessingLaw and GovernmentAdministrativePublic Safety and SecurityMechanicalBiologyEducation and TrainingFood ProductionChemistryComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionNear VisionWritten ComprehensionSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionFlexibility of ClosureFar VisionInformation OrderingCategory FlexibilityFluency of IdeasVisual Color Discrimination

Tasks

  • Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
  • Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural
  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarte
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who vi
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples wi
  • Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dim
  • Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agenc

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareSpreadsheet softwareInternet browser softwareOffice suite softwareProject management softwareAccounting softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareObject or component oriented development softwareWeb platform development softwareGraphical user interface development software

Tools

Agricultural dividersBacon bomb samplersBarley pearlersBeam scalesBean sack triersBlock weightsBlust drum samplersBoerner dividersBulk lot triersCargo trucksCounterpoise weightsDehairing machinesDesktop computersDigital camerasDiverter samplersAdjustable hand wrenchesAdjustable widemouth pliersAeration pumpsAir compressorsAnimal injection syringesAnimal trailersAnimal vaccination syringesArtificial insemination syringesAutomated feed batch mixersAutomatic fish feedersAutomatic watering devicesAxesBackhoesBalling gunsBlast chillers

Work Values

AchievementSupportIndependenceRecognitionWorking ConditionsRelationships
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Agricultural Inspectors45-2011.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011.00
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041.00
  • Food Science Technicians19-4013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Independent inspections of routine establishments — lead with documentation and findings.
  • Noncompliance records (NRs) — write to FSIS or state-ag standards with citation accuracy.
  • Sample-collection plans (residue, microbiological, foreign material) — execute per the applicable directive.
  • Industry conversations during deficiencies — lead with professionalism and clear remedies.
  • HACCP plan reviews — assess for adequacy against the regulation.
  • Junior inspectors and trainees — train on documentation and judgment.
  • Recall investigations and traceback — contribute to a regional team's effort.
  • Routine enforcement actions (suspension, withdrawal) — execute under a senior inspector's lead.
  • Cross-shift coverage at large plants — coordinate hand-offs and shared documentation.
  • Cultural and language considerations — apply with workers and management.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
79%
Placement Rate
Not reported