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Contact Information
Victor Martin
Instructor & Coordinator
Agriculture
(620) 792-9207
martinv@bartonccc.edu

Julie Kramp
Executive Director of Workforce Training & Economic Development
(620) 792-9278
krampj@bartonccc.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Why Barton?

Instruction

• Class sizes support student one-on-one attention
• Hands-on opportunities providing real world experience
• Field trips to explore agriculture opportunities

 

Student support

• Caring faculty
• Support system to assist students inside and outside of the classroom
• Opportunities in student organizations such as the Collegiate Farm Bureau; enhance the collegiate experience and engage in networking opportunities
• Advisement system to prepare students for a career in two years or less OR seamless transition to four year institutions

 

Industry support

• Agriculture Business Management - includes crop and livestock management
• NEW PROGRAM:  Crop Protection - Certificate and Degree programs available
• Ag Transfer - articulation agreements with four year universities in place
• Committed industry support to assist students with employment and placement after completion
• Paid internship and occupational work experience opportunities
• Guest speakers add to the learning environment and bring real world experience to the classroom

 

Where are former Barton Agriculture graduates working?

• Our two-year program graduates are working in careers such as: assistant feed yard manager, feed yard animal health, farm manager, production agriculture, and crop applicators.
• Our four-year program graduates are working in careers such as: crop consultant, veterinarians, feed yard managers, cattle accountant, agriculture real estate appraiser, farm service agency, golf course manager, agricultural education teachers, and feed mill manager.

 

Occupational Outlook:

• Agriculture graduates are in high demand whether they achieve a two-year or four-year degree
• Crop protection applicator salaries average $25,000 to $50,000 annually. Source: Barton Agriculture Advisory Board
• B.S. degrees in agriculture can expect to earn between $36,000 to $81,000 annually in the state of Kansas. Source: Kansas Occupational Wage and Outlook Reports
• "Agriculture employs 17% of the U.S. workforce containing more than 24 million American workers to produce, process, sell and trade the nation’s food and fiber” Source: Gary Niemeyer, National Corn Crowers Association,Testifying before the US Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee