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Animal Husbandry & Production at Wilkes Community College

If you are interested in studying Animal Husbandry & Production, consider the program at Wilkes Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 45 animal husbandry & production graduations were recorded at Wilkes Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Wilkes Community College

Distance learning is available at Wilkes Community College. Of 2,593 students, 834 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 807 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Animal Husbandry & Production graduates at Wilkes Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Animal Husbandry & Production graduates at Wilkes Community College are 58% women (26) and 42% men (19).

Animal Husbandry & Production Associate’s Program at Wilkes Community College

Of the 9 associate’s animal husbandry & production graduates at Wilkes Community College, 56% were women (5) and 44% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Animal Husbandry & Production associate’s degree recipients at Wilkes Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Animal Husbandry & Production associate’s degree recipients at Wilkes Community College, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Animal Husbandry & Production Graduates

Students who finish Animal Husbandry & Production program at Wilkes Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Animal Husbandry & Production graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
Animal Breeders	$49,553
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.