Dairy Science - Northeast Iowa Community College - Calmar

Dairy Science from Northeast Iowa Community College - Calmar is a Campus Associate Horticulture degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. Dairy production is a multi-billion dollar economic force in agriculture. Dairy is key in the effort to feed an every-increasing world population with growing food demands. NICC provides leadership in dairy science education on a local, regional, national, and global basis at the world-class facility in Calmar known as the Dairy Center. Students enrolling in this program can expect to transfer to a four-year college with junior status after completion of their two-year degree . Career options for graduates who transfer and achieve their B.S. degrees include: Return to and modernize family diary operation Management position on modern dairy Industry jobs with AI firms, milk procurement organizations, and local cooperatives Health-related positions working with/at veterinary clinics Beginning producers starting their own operations The Dairy Center\\\'s facilities include the \\\"Dueling Parlor\\\" (half-parallel/half herringbone) complete with the industry\\\'s latest technological advances, and a 3-row, 144-stall barn equipped with both slatted floors and an alley scraper for manure collection. The spacious special-needs facility is a focal point of many education activities that occur at the Center. The calf center is a premier facility designed to maximize animal and employee performance. New in 2005 was the Grazing Center with its swing parlor and paddocks to demonstrate low-input dairying in the Midwest. The learning environment for the Dairy Science program is unparalleled. View more details on Northeast Iowa Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Horticulture courses.