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Agricultural Production at Western Dakota Technical Institute

Agricultural Production at Western Dakota Technical Institute

What traits are you looking for in a agricultural production school? To help you decide if Western Dakota Technical Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agricultural production program.

Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 1,324 students attend the school each year.

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

Western Dakota Tech Agricultural Production Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Agricultural Production

Western Dakota Tech Agricultural Production Rankings

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at Western Dakota Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural production majors at Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Western Dakota Tech Agricultural Production Associate’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agricultural production associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agricultural production only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Western Dakota Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agricultural production at Western Dakota Tech are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Western Dakota Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agricultural production graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Dakota Technical Institute with a associate's in agricultural production.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Agricultural Production

If you plan to be a agricultural production 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Soil and Plant Scientists 570 $59,200
Conservation Scientists 320 $62,390
Food Scientists and Technologists 90 $56,150
Agricultural Sciences Professors 80 $81,860
Animal Breeders 70 $38,230

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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