Indiana's agriculture industry is high-growth and high tech. Changes in the business of agriculture and technologies used have tremendous potential for our economy, the environment—and your future. The agriculture AAS degree at Ivy Tech will immerse students in the field of agriculture by taking a core of 27 credit hours of agriculture courses and 18 credit hours of agriculture courses in one of four agriculture concentrations. Students will gain hands-on experience and knowledge through class room, laboratory and field trip activities in a small class size environment with highly educated and experience instructors in agricultural disciplines. A supervised agriculture internship is also required in the curriculum. This internship allows students to apply concepts learned in the classroom, while developing connections within the agriculture industry.

Sample careers in this field: Farm management, technical representative, meat processor

Agriculture Program Concentrations
Agriculture Business Management
The agricultural business management concentration prepares students for management positions in various agriculture businesses, including agricultural marketing and processing firms, agricultural supply and service firms, and agriculture production and management and farming operations. Students will study sales, advertising, merchandising, economics, farm management, marketing, agronomy and animal science.

Agriculture Equipment Management
Agriculture equipment management prepares individuals for a career in agriculture the equipment industry. Students will study the management of agriculture businesses while learning about machinery principles of agriculture production. Course work taken for this concentration will prepare students to work as parts assistants, setup technicians, and office support in agriculture equipment businesses.

Crop Management
Our state is well-known for its corn and soybeans, but changing technology is broadening the scope of crop production in Indiana. In this concentration, you’ll study the science behind crop production, learning how to maximize profit and production, adapt to changing environmental conditions, and how to best use new technology in agronomic row crop management.  Careers in with this concentration include fertilizer and pesticide applicators, seed agronomist, precision agriculture technicians, seed research technicians and home farm operators.

Livestock Management
The livestock industry is ever-changing and offers a wide variety of career opportunities. The livestock management concentration helps prepare students for these opportunities through coursework in animal physiology and nutrition, housing facilities, waste management, herd management, and marketing techniques to maximize productivity of a livestock herd or poultry flock. Positions in the livestock industry include herd/flock manager, feed/supply sales, veterinarian technician, meat inspector, or animal breeder.

Transfer Opportunities
The agriculture AS degree at Ivy Tech provides students with a strong foundation of agriculture, math, science and general education courses. Course work will prepare students to transfer into one of the many agriculture BS degree programs in the college of agriculture at Purdue University.

Curriculum
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.

Locations
The agriculture program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:

• Agriculture Concentrations
  • Agriculture Business Management
  • Agriculture Equipment Management
  • Crop Management
  • Livestock Management
• Pathway to Purdue Program