Career Pathways offer new ways to achieve your education goals. Instead of studying just one program, the Career Pathways model links related academic programs in a sequence. Each program offers direct job preparation AND a path to the next higher academic program.
Farm Operations Management - Dairy
The Dairy program provides you with the educational background and training in business management, livestock, crops, feeding, breeding and milking. You will gain the knowledge to maintain a productive, healthy dairy herd, learn computerized records analysis and study genetics.
PATHWAY CERTIFICATE
A Pathway Certificate is an initial set of courses taken from an already approved degree that provides you with a set of specific skills to prepare you for entry-level employment. All credits earned in the pathway certificate can be applied to the diploma.
Investment = Education
Return = Job
| Job Title Examples |
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| Reproduction Technician |
1 YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
A diploma is a set of course taken from an already approved degree that provides you with a set of specific skills to prepare you for a job in demand by local employers. All credits earned in the diploma can be applied to the degree.
Investment = Education
Return = Job
| Job Title Example | |
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| Dairy Technician | $42,662 |
2 YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
A two-year, post-high school program with specific course requirements.
Investment = Education
Return = Job
| Job Title Example |
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| First-Line Supervisor of Animal Husbandry |
*Source: EMSI based on annual salary as of April 1, 2016.