Join us at our Ag Learning Center on the Monroe Campus on Thursday, March 23, as we host a National Ag Day event.
The mission of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) is to deliver skills training that recognizes the rapidly changing educational needs of residents to keep current with the demands of the workplace.
WTCS is comprised of 16 individual colleges across the state, enrolling more than 260,000 people each year. The colleges provide 50 campuses and facilities to meet students where they are demographically, serving every community in Wisconsin, large or small, urban or rural. The technical colleges have a long history of offering high-quality programs in agriculture and natural resources, offering 500 programs awarding two-year associate degrees, one- and two-year technical diplomas, as well as short-term technical diplomas and certificates.
- 93% of 2021 graduates were employed within six months of graduation
- 92% of alumni staying and working in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin agriculture and associated industries provide 435,700 jobs, or 11.8%, of the state’s employment and contributes $104.8 billion annually to the state’s economy. To meet the demands of this important Wisconsin sector, WTCS offers the following career pathways in Agriculture:
- Agribusiness
- Animal Systems
- Environmental Services
- Food Products and Processing
- Natural Resources, Plant Systems, and Power
- Structural and Technical Systems