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Environmental Sustainability

Associate in Arts



Program Details

The Environmental Sustainability Associate in Arts degree provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the environmental, social, political, and economic connections between environmental issues and contemporary societies. It is a focused path of study designed to 1) prepare students to transfer to a CSU, UC or other four-year institution to major in Environmental Sustainability or related fields; 2) expose students to theoretical and applied environmental studies; and 3) prepare students to research, analyze, and propose holistic solutions for a sustainable future. This degree requires 24-25 units in the major in addition to other graduation requirements.

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Environmental Sustainability Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.

Featured Careers

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All Careers in Environmental Sustainability (28)

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site ManagersBachelor's degreeRising136,550
Compliance ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising136,550
Loss Prevention ManagersBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising136,550
Regulatory Affairs ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising136,550
Wind Energy Development ManagersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising136,550
Wind Energy Operations ManagersAssociate's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising136,550
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeStable101,390
Transportation PlannersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeStable100,340
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising99,240
GeographersBachelor's degree, Doctoral degreeStable97,200
HydrologistsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeStable92,060
Environmental Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingStable87,710
Geography Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degreeStable86,730
Climate Change Policy AnalystsMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeRising80,060
Environmental Restoration PlannersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising80,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising80,060
Industrial EcologistsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising80,060
CoronersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeStable78,420
Customs BrokersHigh school diploma/GED, Certificate after high schoolStable78,420
Environmental Compliance InspectorsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeStable78,420
Equal Opportunity Representatives and OfficersBachelor's degree, Some collegeStable78,420
Government Property Inspectors and InvestigatorsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeStable78,420
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistsBachelor's degreeStable78,420
Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising67,950
Park NaturalistsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising67,950
Range ManagersBachelor's degreeRising67,950
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining64,580
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising49,490

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Analyze the perspectives of diverse stakeholders in politics, business, agriculture, culture, social movements, science to inform decision-making in planning and governance.
  2. Explain the environmental, social, political, and economic connections contemporary environmental crises.
  3. Identify the patterns and disproportionalities of the root causes of environmental destruction and their impacts on global societies.