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Agribusiness Technology
Contact(s): Alaina Finney
This curriculum is designed to provide the entrepreneurial and technical skills necessary to manage a profitable, environmentally sound, community based small farm or agricultural business. The objective is the development of a workforce knowledgeable in sustainable agriculture practices.
Students will learn the fundamentals of agriculture, focusing on crop production and business. Emphasis is placed on entrepreneurial and field training. Students will also learn the basic principles of our economic system and government policies and programs relating to agriculture.
Graduates should qualify for a variety of jobs in agricultural businesses such as equipment, feed, and agricultural supply sales; store management; farm operations; wholesale and retail produce management; nursery operations; and environmental and agricultural education.
Agribusiness Technology: A program that prepares individuals to manage agricultural businesses and agriculturally related operations within diversified corporations. Potential course work includes instruction in agriculture, agricultural specialization, business management, accounting, finance, marketing, planning, human resources management, and other managerial responsibilities.
- Agribusiness Technology - Associate in Applied Science
- Agribusiness Technology - Diploma
- Agribusiness Technology - Certificate
- Agribusiness Technology - CCP
Agribusiness Technology - Associate in Applied Science - A15100
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ACA 111 or ACA 122 |
College Student Success or College Transfer Success |
1 |
| AGR 139 | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| AGR 214 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| ANS 110 | Animal Science | 3 |
| MAT 171 or MAT 143 |
Precalculus Algebra or Quantitative Literacy |
3-4 |
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| AGR 170 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AGR 121 | Biological Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 212 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| ENG 112 or ENG 114 |
Writing and Research in the Disciplines or Professional Research & Reporting |
3 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| WBL 111 | Work-Based Learning I | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Summer | ||
| Humanities Elective * | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science Elective * | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 |
| AGR 110 | Agricultural Economics | 3 |
| AGR 140 | Agricultural Chemicals | 3 |
| AGR 112 or ACC 120 |
Agri Records & Accounting or Principles of Financial Accounting |
3-4 |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 |
| AGR 130 | Alternative Ag Production | 3 |
| ECO 251 or ECO 252 |
Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| AGR 213 | Agricultural Law & Finance | 3 |
| AGR 160 | Plant Science | 3 |
| ETR 210 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 74-76 | |
*Please see the Suggested Humanities and Social/Behavioral Science Elective List for AAS Majors webpage.
Agribusiness Technology Diploma – D15100
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ACA 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| AGR 139 | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| AGR 214 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| ANS 110 | Animal Science | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| AGR 170 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AGR 121 | Biological Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 212 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 38 | |
Agribusiness Technology Work Diploma - D15100W
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ACA 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| AGR 139 | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| AGR 214 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| ANS 110 | Animal Science | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| BUS 151 | People Skills | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AGR 170 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AGR 121 | Biological Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 212 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 38 | |
Agribusiness Technology Certificate – C15100
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ACA 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| AGR 139 | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| AGR 214 or ANS 110 |
Agricultural Marketing or Animal Science |
3 |
| Credit Hours | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| AGR 170 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AGR 121 | Biological Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 212 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Agribusiness Technology - CCP
Tuition-waived program for Career & College Promise (high school juniors and seniors)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGR 139 | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| AGR 170 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AGR 214 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| ANS 110 | Animal Science | 3 |
| AGR 121 | Biological Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 212 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |