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Majors:
Agricultural Management - AAS
Agriculture - AS
Agriculture Production - Certificate

Agricultural Management
Associate of Applied Science
The agricultural business management degree (AAS)
prepares students for employment or self-employment
in the increasingly technical field of agricultural business
management. This HCC program links agriculture with
business - an essential partnership for success.
Students study business records and farm management
during specific agricultural courses in this program.

Agriculture
Associate of Science
Highland agriculture associate of science program (AS)
provides the essential elements for a career in agriculture
and related products and services. Since northwest
Illinois is predominantly an agriculture-based region, HCC
is aware of the need for knowledgeable professionals in
the significant field of agriculture. The HCC general
education agriculture curriculum enables students to
transfer to a wide variety of senior institutions for
completion of baccalaureate degree.

Agriculture Production
Associate of Applied Science/Certificate
Both the HCC agriculture production certificate (Cert.)
and associate of applied science programs (AAS) are
designed to provide vital technical skills and training for
the student whose goal is to enter this field or enhance
his/her agriculture production skills. Following program
completion, students may focus on the financial aspects
of agriculture production, livestock, or crops.

Possible Career Paths
Even though only 2% of the population is involved in
agriculture production, over 20% of all jobs are agrelated.
There are tremendous opportunities for a
vocation in the diverse and changing field of agriculture.
Those majoring in agriculture may choose careers as
farm managers, farm equipment salespersons, cooperative
extension agents, bank agricultural managers,
auctioneers, and high school teachers - just to name a
few. They may also work with agriculture chemicals,
feed, fertilizers, grains, and seeds.

Our Agriculture Faculty:
Jim Setterstrom, agriculture/business faculty
Bart Macomber, agriculture/economics faculty

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