General Agriculture at Howard College
Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and has a total student population of 3,674.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.
Howard County Junior College General Agriculture Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Agriculture
Howard County Junior College General Agriculture Rankings
Agriculture Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Howard College.
Howard County Junior College General Agriculture Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agriculture graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard College with a associate's in agriculture.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within General Agriculture
If you plan to be a agriculture major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Agriculture | 5 |
Related Majors
Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into
A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Howard College.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Agricultural Sciences Professors | 1,010 | $93,580 |
Soil and Plant Scientists | 690 | $68,150 |
Food Scientists and Technologists | 620 | $67,500 |
Animal Scientists | 290 | $52,360 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.