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WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES |
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT:
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIES TOO BIG TO IGNORE
GRADUATES GET JOBS!
Graduates of the Wisconsin
Technical Colleges get jobs! Most of those jobs are in your area
but many opportunities await graduates who seek to live and work in other
places.
You will find more information
about jobs others have earned through their programs of study in the graduate
follow-up reports which are available from each college and of which a
compilation is available annually from the Wisc. Tech. College System Board
office.
EMPLOYERS WILL WANT YOU!
Employers want people who
know how to work and how to do the jobs they have awaiting technical college
graduates. The most recent follow-up report showed that 95% of all
students had found employment following graduation.
In agriculture, more than
85% of the graduates from Wisconsin Technical Colleges who seek employment
find places to start careers in their fields of preparation, one of the
highest records among all of the occupational clusters.
START COLLEGE WHILE IN
HIGH SCHOOL
You can earn “Advanced Standing”
and “transcripted” college credit right while you are in high school.
Check out “Youth Options”, Certified Cooperative Education and selected
Youth Apprenticeship programs.
Most high schools also have
articulation agreements with the technical college near you. Ash
your guidance counselor for details.
IT’S A GREAT EXPERIENCE
Grads give their technical
college high marks (96%) when it comes to satisfaction with their training.
They had the opportunity to learn what was promised! They enjoyed
their technical college experiences (the classrooms and laboratories, student
activities and work-based learning) and grew as individuals in the process.
Colleges offer many curriculum-related
student organizations. Some are affiliated with national organizations
like the National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS)
and the American Landscape Contractors Associations (ALCA). There
also are great experiences with campus student government.
AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED
TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS
-Agribusiness/Science
Technology
-Agricultural Equipment
Technology
-Agricultural Facilities/Equipment
-Agricultural Power
and Equipment Technician
-Agriscience Technician
-Dairy Herd Management
-Farm Business and
Production Management
-Farm Operations and
Management
-Golf Course Management
-Horticulture
-Urban Forestry/Arboriculture
BIOSCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS
-Bioprocess Manufacturing
Technician
-Biotechnology Laboratory
Technician
-Environmental and
Pollution Control Technician
-Greenhouse and Nursery
Technician
-Laboratory Animal
Technician
-Laboratory (Food
and Environmental) Technician
-Landscape Horticulture
-Landscape and Turf
Services
-Natural Resources
Technician
-Pulp and Paper Technology
-Veterinary Technician
-Water Quality Technician
(formerly water/wastewater)
CALL THESE WISCONSIN TECHNICAL
COLLEGES
Blackhawk 800-498-1282
Chippewa Valley 800-547-2882
Fox Valley 800-735-3882
Gateway 800-247-7122
Lakeshore 888-468-6582
Madison Area 800-322-6282
Milwaukee Area 800-720-6282
Moraine Park 800-472-4554
Mid-State 877-422-6782
Northcentral 888-672-7144
Northeast Wisc. 800-422-6982
Southwest Wisc. 800-362-3322
Western Wisc. 800-322-9982
Wisc. Indianhead 800-243-9482
YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY
In just one to two years
of study you can be ready to start your career. While 87% of our
grads choose to work here in Wisconsin, your technical college associate
degree or technical diploma can help you find employment anywhere.
CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION
If you decided to continue
your education, many of your credits will transfer to a Wisconsin public
or private four-year college or university. Formal articulation agreements
have been established with the University of Wisconsin from the associate
degree programs in agribusiness, agriscience, biotechnology, horticulture
and veterinary technology. Check with the technical college of your
choice for more detail.
FIND OUT MORE!
To jump start your career,
call for more information:
1-800-320-8324
(1.800.320.TECH)
APPLY ON LINE
You can apply to a Wisconsin
Technical College on-line. Choose our web site:
http://www.witechcolleges.com
CONTACT
James L. Gibson, Ph.D.,
Education Consultant
Agriculture and Environmental
Technologies
Wisconsin Technical College
System Board
310 Price Place, P.O. Box
7874, Madison, WI 53707
E-mail: gibsonj@board.tec.wi.us
Ph. 608-266-2412
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SYSTEM MEDIAN SALARIES 1999-2000
PROGRAM
SALARY
Ag Diesel Power Mechanic
$26,019
Agribusiness Facilities
and Equipment $25,025
Agribusiness/Science Technology
$24,500
Agricultural Equipment Technology
$25,738
Agriscience Technician
$21,600
Biotechnology Laboratory
Technician $25,738
Dairy Herd Management
$18,000
Environmental and Pollution
Control $32,000
Farm Business and Production
Management $23,183
Farm Operation and Management
$25,000
Horticulture
$23,731
Landscape and Turf Services
$21,838
Landscape Horticulture
$22,419
Natural Resources Technician
$20,743
Pulp and Paper Technology
$25,104
Veterinary Technician
$21,029 |
