Sustainable Agriculture, AAS
The Sustainable Agriculture, AAS program that focuses on agricultural principles and practices that, over the long term, enhance environmental quality, make efficient use of nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological cycles, and controls, and are economically viable and socially responsible; and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of agricultural and environmental problems. Potential course work includes instruction in principles of agroecology, crop and soil sciences, entomology, horticulture, animal science, weed science and management, soil fertility and nutrient cycling, applied ecology, agricultural economics, and rangeland ecology and watershed management.
Graduates should qualify for a variety of jobs in agricultural businesses such as equipment, feed, and agricultural supply sales; store management; farm operations; wholesale and retail produce management; nursery operations; and environmental and agricultural education.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Credentials: Associate Degree
Completion Time: Two Years
Open to High School Students: No
Offered in Spanish: No
Campus Available:
Main Campus (Kinston)
PROGRAM CONTACT
Sustainable Agriculture Program Chair/Instructor
Horticultural Technologies Complex (Building 018)
Room 119
Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 786
Fax: (252) 527-2109
Email: tckennedy68@lenoircc.edu
Horticultural Technologies Complex (Building 018)
Room 119
Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 786
Fax: (252) 527-2109
Email: tckennedy68@lenoircc.edu