by our College Data Analytics TeamAgriculture & Agriculture Operations is a program of study at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school offers an associate degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at A-B Tech paid an average of $268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about A-B Tech tuition and fees.
A-B Tech does not offer an online option for its agriculture and agriculture operations associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-B Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.0% of the agriculture and agriculture operations students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.6%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at A-B Tech in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food Processing | 12 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 15 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
