Overview
careers
Personal Banker
Accounting Clerk
Farmer / Rancher
Crop Scout
Operations Specialist
The business of agriculture is varied and complex. Mitchell Tech’s highly qualified instructional staff and reputable program will prepare graduates for a variety of ag business careers.
Beginning with basics like farm accounting and commodity marketing, students will also be exposed to fundamentals of animal science and agronomy in order to learn how those areas relate to the financial bottom line.
During the second year, students will take courses in management, sales and service, ag law, finance, insurance and e-commerce. A variety of guest speakers, case studies, and hands-on activities will reinforce concepts and prepare students for many occupational options.
Graduates will find a wide variety of employment opportunities in areas like management, sales, claims processing, analysis, grain management, lending, marketing or many other areas.
Curriculum
Award: AAS Degree
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
Requirements
Any student who enrolls in Commercial Driver training must obtain a South Dakota driver’s license in order to complete the CDL training course. A Class A CDL is a graduation requirement for this program.
Mitchell Tech recommends that applicants to the Ag Business program obtain a physical examination for their safety and protection.
Please Note:
- Students enrolled must possess a Class A CDL license before the end of the 10th day of their first semester of enrollment or be registered for TRAN 100 during their first semester.
- Students must pass the Commercial Applicator’s License exam in order to graduate.
- Students are required to achieve a grade of 2.0 (C) in technical courses in order to satisfy graduation requirements.
- Students are required to complete one internship to satisfy graduation requirements.
Computer Requirements: This program requires a laptop computer so that you can effectively integrate computing skills with your technical education. Many resources that instructors assign are online or require specialty software. To address these needs, Mitchell Tech requires that students entering this program purchase their laptops from Mitchell Tech. The cost for an Mitchell Tech laptop averages about $1,000 for this program. Please be aware that our machines come fully loaded with the software required for this program.
Whether it’s Microsoft Office, or a specialty software for a technical program, your needs will be met by your Mitchell Tech laptop. And our laptops are serviced for free by our Technology office. You will not be able to bring a laptop from home into an Mitchell Tech laptop program as we cannot provide support services for every make and model of laptop. Please consider this carefully before making any laptop purchase and check with the Admissions office for more details.
Outcomes
- Apply problem-solving skills to various agriculture situations
- Apply the principles of human resource management to different situations in the ag business industry
- Analyze data and draw appropriate statistical conclusions
- Describe marketing’s strategic role in an agribusiness organization and design a marketing plan for a product
- Analyze current agriculture events and issues and the effect they have on the future of agriculture
- Solve real-world problems by identifying a problem and its scope, evaluating resources to address the problem, formulating alternative solutions, and selecting the solution(s) most consistent with the stated objective
Annual Program Review
Check out the 2021-22 Annual Program Review for information on how this program assures that its students are attaining learning outcomes.
Faculty
Jason Von Eye
Instructor
Janelle Guericke
Ag Business Instructor
Cost
Other Required Costs
| Laptop/Software | $1,150 |
| CDL | $1,000 |
| Books / Tools (estimated) | $1,685 |
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