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The Agricultural Sciences Program is one of the fastest-growing and largest divisions in the Blinn College District. Agricultural Sciences is an academically driven program providing accredited courses that can lead to an associate degree and transfer to major universities. Blinn has one of the most active extracurricular programs in the state, including livestock judging, the Agriculture Club, wildlife, agriculture mechanics, horticulture, and agricultural sciences.

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Blinn's Agricultural Sciences Program is approximately four times the size of any other two-year agricultural program in the state and offers agriculture classes on all of its campuses, with the W.J. “Bill” Rankin Agricultural Complex serving as the program’s hub. Blinn is an active member of the Agriculture Consortium of Texas and maintains close associations with department heads and representatives from all Texas agriculture universities to ensure a smooth transition for students.
Graduates of Blinn’s Agricultural Sciences Program are qualified to work in a variety of careers in the agricultural sciences industry. Duties may range from measuring and analyzing the quality of food and agricultural products, teaching agricultural science courses at the secondary and postsecondary level, and researching ways to improve the efficiency and safety of agricultural establishments and products.
Demand for agricultural science graduates is expected to grow as research into agricultural production methods and techniques continues to increase. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, agricultural and food science technicians earn a median pay of $41,230 per year and agricultural and food scientists earn a median pay of $65,160 per year.

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Agricultural Sciences
Bryn Behnke
Phone: 979-830-4043

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The Blinn College District is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (www.sacscoc.org) to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the Blinn College District. The Blinn College District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. For information regarding Title IX, ADA, Section 504, and other anti-discrimination coordinators, see the Student Title IX link

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