OGLESBY — “A very big step forward for our agriculture program” is how IVCC President Jerry Corcoran described the notice just received from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education certifying IVCC’s new Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Agricultural Business Management.
The two-year, 60-credit hour program beginning this fall will prepare students for immediate employment in the region’s steadily expanding agri-business sector.
The two-year, 60-credit hour program beginning this fall will prepare students for immediate employment in the region’s steadily expanding agri-business sector.
“This program will provide students pursuing agriculture careers the knowledge they need to quickly get a good job,” said Corcoran. “Agricultural Business Management has a robust internship which often leads directly to a new job.”
The new curriculum includes the following courses: Intro to Field Crop Science, Intro to Ag Mechanics, Intro to Ag Industry, Intro to Ag Business Management, Intro to Ag Economics, Intro to Precision Ag, Ag Marketing, Intro to Soil Science, Ag Sales, Ag Credit and Finance, Advanced Ag Business Management, Microcomputer Applications in Ag plus an ag internship.
Graduates well be positioned for a variety of jobs such as ag loan officer, farm manager, seed salesman, crop insurance, ag facility manager, grain facilities manager, precision ag specialist, farmer and many more.
For students interested in a four-year ag degree, IVCC also offers a two-year seamless transfer to each of the four state universities with ag programs.
The next major step in building the program will be an application early next year to the ICCB for the certification of an AAS degree in agronomy for fall 2018.
The new curriculum includes the following courses: Intro to Field Crop Science, Intro to Ag Mechanics, Intro to Ag Industry, Intro to Ag Business Management, Intro to Ag Economics, Intro to Precision Ag, Ag Marketing, Intro to Soil Science, Ag Sales, Ag Credit and Finance, Advanced Ag Business Management, Microcomputer Applications in Ag plus an ag internship.
Graduates well be positioned for a variety of jobs such as ag loan officer, farm manager, seed salesman, crop insurance, ag facility manager, grain facilities manager, precision ag specialist, farmer and many more.
For students interested in a four-year ag degree, IVCC also offers a two-year seamless transfer to each of the four state universities with ag programs.
The next major step in building the program will be an application early next year to the ICCB for the certification of an AAS degree in agronomy for fall 2018.
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