Ag Chemical Applicator Technician Program
Program Description
From the Catalog
The Ag Chemical Applicator Technician Program will provide hands-on training in all areas of agriculture, including crops, soil, fertilizers, equipment operation and maintenance and agribusiness sales and management. Students will gain proficiency with ultra-modern, high-tech chemical application equipment. Extensive use will be made of community-based resources to help provide private employment experience for students.
Program Core Competencies (Common)
As a result of completing this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective participation on an agribusiness team
- Perform maintenance and operate agribusiness industry equipment
- Perform agribusiness industry computer functions
- Promote and sell agricultural services and products
- Develop and maintain agribusiness records systems
- Demonstrate application of agricultural inputs
| Required Technical Courses | 27 Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AGBS | 1100 | Agricultural Selling Skills | 3 |
| AGBS | 2015 | Commercial Driver's License | 1 |
| AGCH | 1100 | Fertilizer Industry Equipment | 2 |
| AGCH | 1200 | Herbicide Industry Equipment | 2 |
| AGCH | 1300 | Supervised Occupational Experience - Ag Chem | 2 |
| AGCH | 1305 | Work Experience-Equipment Operation II | 2 |
| AGRI | 1800 | Employer/Employee Issues | 2 |
| PLSC | 1100 | Soils I | 2 |
| PLSC | 1200 | Soils II | 3 |
| PLSC | 1205 | Precision Agriculture | 2 |
| PLSC | 1300 | Agronomy I | 2 |
| PLSC | 1400 | Agronomy II | 3 |
| Additional Required Courses | 3 Credits | ||