Careers in Agriculture

Upon graduation, many of our graduates have established professions as

Agricultural Communication Specialists
Agricultural Economists
Community College Instructors
Environmental Quality Consultants
Entrepreneurs
Extension Specialist
High School Agriscience Educators
International Trade Specialists
Lawyers
Marketing Financial Analysts
Middle School Agriscience Educators
Officers in the United States Army and Coast Guard
Price Analysts
Rural and Urban Policy Analysts
Social Policy Analysts
University Professors
Youth Development Specialists

Those hiring our graduates include

Cooperative Extension Service
K-12 Public School Systems
North Carolina Department of Agriculture

Graduates are also hired by private industries such as

American Express
Andersen Consulting
Cargill
Con-Agra
Dow AgroSciences
DuPont
Farm Bureau
John Deere
Kraft
Lilly & Company
Monsanto
Oscar Myer
Southern Sates
Syngenta
Tractor Supply
US Borax
Wells Fargo
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Other Federal and State Agencies

Our students have pursued master's and doctoral degrees in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Economics at Iowa State University, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and other prestigious universities. Several of our students have gone to law school where they specialized in agricultural issues.