Agricultural Business Management: Transfer
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Step 1
Fill out our response form. This will alert us that you are interested in the Business programs.
Step 2
If you are new to UCC (you've never taken a class), apply to UCC. Otherwise, you are done for now. You will be contacted about the next steps.
"I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman's cares."
George Washington
High School Opportunity
High school students should note that a major portion of the two-year Associate of Science degree can be earned dual-credit at your high school. Dual credit classes include AG111-Computer Applications in Agriculture, WR121-English Composition, AREC 121-Discovering Agricultural & Resource Economics. Check with your school FFA Chapter or advisor now, you may already be taking classes that qualify for the degree.
"When in doubt, let your horse do the thinkin."
Anonymous
Careers
Career paths for students completing a two-year degree in Agricultural Business Management include farm or ranch supervisor, wholesale and manufacturing sales representative, and agriculture worker. Careers for students completing a four-year degree include: agricultural program manager, marketing coordinator, agricultural produce broker, investment banker, trade analyst, commodities broker, economic analyst, and compliance analyst.
Two-Year Program Outcomes:
- Communicate effectively using oral and written skills
- Use appropriate current technology such as computers and the internet
- Understand basic business vocabulary
- Exhibit critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Explain economic theory at the basic level
- Perform basic algebra and calculus calculations
- Analyze and evaluate agribusiness problems and management decisions on a basic level
Transfer Guide
The two-year Associate of Science degree has been developed with the cooperation and support of Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Applied Economics Department. The degree is designed to assist students planning to transfer to Oregon State University or another four-year institution with an Agricultural Business program. Oregon State University is recognized as a world-class center in agriculture and forestry, ranked seventh in the world in an international survey.
"To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds and watch their renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man (or woman) can do."
Charles Dudley Warner
Catalog Info
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Courses
Courses for the AG Management Degree can be found under Applied Economics and Agriculture in Student Self Service Banner.
Other Business Certificates & Degrees at UCC
- Accounting Technology AAS
- Entry Management AAS
- Entrepreneurship Pathways Certificate
- Financial Services Certificate
- Hospitality & Restaurant Mgmt Certificate
- Marketing AAS
- Supervision One-year Certificate
- WAFC Retail Management One-year Certificate
Money for College
Get access to millions of dollars that are available to students - not just loans. There are scholarships, grants and work study opportunities too! Every student can use money for college. It can help you to be more successful. Plus, it can lower your debt load when you finish college. Some students actually leave college debt-free! Here are some important sources of money for college. Don't let these opportunities for financial aid pass you by. Act now! Decide. Commit. Succeed.
- Work Study (Work on Campus. Get experience in the workforce.)
- Financial Advice (Tips on managing your money wisely and staying out of debt.)
- Scholarships and FAFSA (Sources of free money for college. Application times. FAFSA.)
- UCC Scholars (Tuition waiver for high school seniors with high GPAs.)
Why UCC?
At UCC, you can earn a TWO-YEAR TRANSFER DEGREE for less than you'll pay for one year at a state university. Plus, UCC offers:
• Seamless, direct transfer degrees
• Expert faculty dedicated to teaching
• Personal attention and small class sizes
• Online classesContact
Prospective students should visit Advising and Career Services to get started and then see a program advisor (below) to develop a more focused educational plan.
Toni Clough - Contact
Chair, Associate Professor, Business
541-440-7790
