The agricultural course work, along with professional education courses, gives students the knowledge and skills to make a difference in their communities as teachers or agricultural professionals. Graduates in agricultural education are in high demand. Most graduates receive job offers before they graduate.
Students wishing to teach have nearly a 100 percent placement rate. Agricultural education teachers are well respected in their communities and make positive impacts on their students. They introduce students to the diversity of agriculture in the classroom, lab, shop and greenhouse.
Teachers help young people set and reach their goals through active involvement in the national FFA organization. They help students learn to excel as individuals and as members of teams. Graduates are also recruited as agriculture and 4-H extension agents and in many agribusinesses. The human relations and presentation skills students learn in the professional education courses make them in demand in sales, finance, customer relations and many technical areas.
Professional options
Agricultural education graduates are qualified for many careers in the broad field of agriculture. The human relations skills they learn in the program make them strong candidates for careers as:
- Agricultural education teacher
- Extension agent
- Agriculture finance representative
- Crop consultant
- Educational supervisor
- Farm/ranch manager
- Human resource specialist
- International agriculture consultant
- Production agriculture manager
- Program coordinator
- Sales/service representative
.jpeg?tr=h-100,w-200,c-force)
