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–Livestock
A Livestock Tech program prepares you to select, breed, care for, process, and market livestock and small farm animals.
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
- Livestock Tech
- 33 Credits
How fast can I complete this 1-year technical diploma?
- 6 semesters = 6 credits/semester
- 3 semesters = 11 credits/semester
- 2 semesters = 17 credits/semester
Return = Job
| Job Title Example | Median Salary* |
|---|---|
| Livestock Tech | $22,073 |
2 YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
A two-year, post-high school program with specific course requirements.
Investment = Education
- Livestock
- 69 Credits
How fast can I complete this AFTER finishing the 1-year technical diploma?
- 6 semesters = 6 credits/semester
- 3 semesters = 12 credits/semester
- 2 semesters = 18 credits/semester
Return = Job
| Job Title Example | Median Salary* |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisor of Farming Workers | $24,704 |
*Source: EMSI based on annual salary as of April 1, 2016.