Monroe County Master Gardener Association

As we close in on our first full year with the Agriculture program here at Monroe County Community College in partnership with Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology, I would like to give a quick update and ask for your continued support of the program. As a brief review, students take 34 credits of the MSU Ag classes, and then 26 credits of general education and electives through MCCC, giving the student an Associates of Applied Science in Agriculture. All of the MSU courses are taught at Monroe, with a mix of face-to-face and online courses. I’ve provided links below to the program flyer and website that contain further information about the opportunities in agriculture and how to apply to the program. This short video clip also shows the opportunities that are available as well: YouTube – Career Options at the MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology

There are currently eight returning students, plus an additional four new students joining for the Fall semester so far. Six of the current students are currently completing their required internship and are experiencing the wide variety of opportunities associated with the agriculture industry, with a few even getting job offers already! There has been great community support for the program, and I currently have a donor offering a limited number of generous scholarships to any new students coming into the program this Fall. In addition, Monroe County Farm Bureau and the Monroe County Fair have offered generous scholarships, as well as the numerous MCCC scholarships available to incoming students. We also have the MCCC Community Farm underway with the grant secured by President Kojo Quartey, and a variety of research test plots in the field north of the MCCC campus. Please feel free to stop out and take a look around, and also keep an eye out for information on our first MCCC Field Day in early September!

As you can see there are exciting things happening here at your community college. We appreciate your help and support in bringing this agriculture program to our community.

I am once again asking for your assistance to spread the word to potential students! We can accept students until August 10th for the Fall 2018 semester, so please share this information with any interested individual you may know!

Agricultural Operations Program

Agricultural Program Flyer

Please contact me anytime with your thoughts or questions, or to hear about the opportunities available to students who complete the program.

Regards,

Andrew McCain
Program Coordinator
Institute of Agricultural Technology
Michigan State University
Monroe County Community College
1555 South Raisinville Road
Monroe, MI. 48161
Office T-121
Phone: 734-384-4155
mccainan@msu.edu