Agriculture at Northwest Iowa Community College

If you are interested in studying agriculture, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Iowa Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwest Iowa Community College is located in Sheldon, Iowa and approximately 1,666 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

Northwest Iowa Community College Agriculture Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest Iowa Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Northwest Iowa Community College does offer online education options in agriculture for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Northwest Iowa Community College Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Northwest Iowa Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Northwest Iowa Community College.

Northwest Iowa Community College Agriculture Associate’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at Northwest Iowa Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Northwest Iowa Community 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 Northwest Iowa Community College with a associate's in agriculture.

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

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 IA, the home state for Northwest Iowa Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Soil and Plant Scientists	1,230	$79,650
Food Scientists and Technologists	320	$67,360
Agricultural Sciences Professors	280	$90,570
Animal Scientists	110	$74,830

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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