Dairy Science Degree
The Dairy Science AAS degree will be focused and specialized to prepare students for entry into the agriculture industry in numerous roles. This degree will give the students a more intensive approach to preparation for entry into the agriculture industry as dairy feed sales specialists, dairy foods industry employees, milk inspectors, dairy reproduction specialists, dairy herd managers, dairy genetics, production agriculture etc. Students will focus on management, dairy nutrition, dairy herd health, dairy facility design and function, dairy reproduction and genetics, waste management, among other requirements. This program aligns with students’ career goals that are preparing to enter the agri-business industry and their associated career pathways, while still providing them with a broad enough approach to be diversified and flexible.
Courses
- AGRC 121 — Soils and Soil Supplements
- AGRC-101 — Introduction to Animal Science
- AGRC 291 — Ruminant Production Lab
- AGRC 213 — Computer & Technology in Agriculture
- AGRC 115 — Intro. to Agriculture Employment
- AGRC-102 — Animal Nutrition
- AGRC 124 — Agriculture Crop Production
- AGRC 222 — Introduction to Veterinary Science
- AGRC 230 — Supervised Occupational Experience
- AGRC 160 — Dairy Heifer Management
- AGRC 227 — Supervised Occupational Experience
- AGRC 219 — Agriculture Finance
- AGRC 221 — Agriculture Marketing
- AGRC 122 — Agriculture Economics
- AGRC 217 — World Agriculture
- AGRC 158 — Introduction to Dairy Science
- AGRC 125 — Field Crop Scouting
- AGRC 201 — Intro to Agricultural Mechanization
- AGRC 210 — Agriculture Sales & Leadership
- AGRC 218 — Precision Agriculture
- AGRC 233 — Managing & Agricultural Business
- HORT 101 — Introduction to Horticulture
- AGRC 225 — Physiology Reproduction & Lactation
- AGRC 224 — Waste Management