by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,836 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,360 and $20,323 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 395 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture and agriculture operations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Martin Community College is a small public school situated in Williamston, North Carolina. It awarded 11 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Martin Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, James Sprunt Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. JSCC is a small public school situated in Kenansville, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brunswick Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Brunswick Community College is a small school located in Bolivia, North Carolina that handed out 11 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brunswick Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sampson Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina. Sampson Community College is located in Clinton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full Sampson Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alamance Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina. Graham, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Full Alamance Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Wilkes Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Wilkes Community College
North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 125 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Carolina State University
Wayne Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Wayne Community College is a small public school situated in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It awarded 16 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Wayne Community College
Western Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. WPCC is a public institution located in Morganton, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Western Piedmont Community College
Carteret Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Morehead City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Carteret Community College
Lenoir Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is a public institution located in Kinston, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Whiteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Mitchell Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Mitchell Community College is a small public school situated in Statesville, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blue Ridge Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
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University of Mount Olive did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #15. University of Mount Olive is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Olive, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Beaufort County Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Beaufort County Community College is a small public school situated in Washington, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Beaufort County Community College
Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
South Piedmont Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Polkton, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Piedmont Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Piedmont Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Roxboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Piedmont Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Sandhills Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. SCC is a public institution located in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
With a ranking of #22, Isothermal Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Spindale, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Central Carolina Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a public institution located in Sanford, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Randolph Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. Randolph Community College is a public institution located in Asheboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, College of the Albemarle did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in North Carolina list. College of the Albemarle is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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