Agricultural Education

Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems. Through agricultural education, students are provided opportunities for leadership development, personal growth and career success. Agricultural education instruction is delivered through three major components:

• Classroom and Laboratory instruction
• Supervised Agricultural Experience programs
• Student leadership organizations

There are six Career Pathways offered through Agricultural Education which include:

• Agricultural Mechanics Systems
• Agricultural Production Systems
• Food Science, Dietetics & Nutrition
• Natural Resource Science
• Plant Science
• Veterinary & Animal Science

During the next five years, U.S. college graduates will find good employment opportunities if they have expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, or the environment. Between 2015 and 2020, there will be an estimated 57,900 average annual openings for graduates with bachelor’s or higher degrees in those areas.

It is projected that almost half of the opportunities will be in management and business. Another 27% will be in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Jobs in sustainable food and biomaterials production will make up 15%, while 12% of the openings will be in education, communication, and governmental services. For more information on careers in agriculture, please visit UtahFutures.

Each high school offers a unique selection of CTE Pathways. To find out what Pathways your schools offers; click it below.

Don’t see your the Pathway you want offered at your school? Contact your school’s CTE Coordinator to see if you can complete the Pathway at another school.