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General Agriculture at Howard College

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture program at Howard College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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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

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard College with a associate's in agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

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