Does anyone have a degree in Agronomy? If so, what military-friendly colleges would you recommend?

2016-08-01T03:32:42-04:00

After I complete my CCAF, I would like to pursue a Master's degree in Agronomy. I am currently trying to gather as much information as possible so when that time comes, I can immediately start my new goal. Any tips on colleges, courses, or just general gee whiz about this would be greatly appreciated.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2016 5:11 AM

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Agronomy is not terribly mainstream, so that alone should help weed out the colleges which have no worthwhile accreditation. My only advice is to thoroughly research any college and ensure that their accreditation is both nationally recognized and current! Far too many "colleges" prey on military personnel.

Response by Maj William W. 'Bill' Price made Aug 1 at 2016 6:31 AM

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While I don't have a degree in Agronomy, TSgt Melissa Post, I am familiar with some of the other aspects of your question. Look for a land-grant university first (this will ensure a level of friendly support for a military service member). If you are wondering what a "land-grant" school is, search on "Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862" to see what I mean. Then see if the school offers the Agronomy degree you seek. My alma mater, Texas A&M University, does not offer a remote option. However, Iowa State University does. Good luck with your studies!

Response by Col Rebecca Lorraine made Aug 1 at 2016 7:34 AM

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I'm not remotely connected to agronomy, but I do know that before you choose a major, consider what direction your career will take you. I chose nursing because of an interest in human science as well as the long range goal of always having gainful employment. Your degree will likely require a masters to be competitive.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 1 at 2016 7:40 AM

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You could look at Michigan State, they have a fine Agriculture program.

Response by Col Rebecca Lorraine made Aug 1 at 2016 7:45 AM

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Clemson university has a pretty large program. I use them often for issues on my farm. Soil testing, pasture management and forestry. http://careers.careerplacement.org/jobs/

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:08 AM

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https://www.google.com/search?as_q=masters+agronomy&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

I found these doing an initial search, hopefully, the link should upload, sometimes this tablet I'm using tends to be temperamental, I'm afraid.

masters agronomy - Google Search

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:18 AM

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Being as CCAF is a regionally accredited SVC school I should think you'd have reasonably little difficulty getting it accepted. That being said, it'd help to give you suggestions if you might perhaps be able to elaborate somewhat. Specifically, you major at CCAF, what specific coursework you've done, how much actual hard and or bioscience training you've had, your other genl work background, prior exposure to agronomy and or agriculture generally, etc. Similarly, have you considered food science as a major, alternatively? Or, possibly, mixing agronomy with food science to do a PhD which could be a very viable area, especially if you have interest in either botany and or the biosciences, specifically genetic engineering, for obv reasons. I'll also try to send more shortly, I hope all of this is of interest. I've been told I can sometimes overwhelm on here, which is of course not my intent, certainly, I merely find educ questions like yours of particular interest, honest. So, if I'm overwhelming, please do let me know, and I'll of course either cut back, or redirect, whichever you prefer, certainly, many thanks.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:24 AM

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http://www.outreach.usda.gov/education/1890/

You might find this of interest....

USDA | Outreach | Education | 1890

The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership between of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is implemented under the USDA Fellows Experience Program (FEP). Scholars accepted into the program will be appointed using the Schedule A(r) authority (5 CFR 213.3202) and are not eligible for noncompetitive conversion to full time...

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:26 AM

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_State_Research,_Education,_and_Extension_Service

And this....

Cooperative State Research - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:28 AM

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http://cce.cornell.edu/program/agriculture

This is very well known in NYS where my wife and I are, my dad liked gardening and looked into this fairly extensively....

Program Landing Page | Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cornell Cooperative Extension links the research and extension efforts at Cornell University, theCornell University Agricultural Experiment Station and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, providing the knowledge to maximize New York State’s agricultural and natural resources.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Aug 1 at 2016 9:29 AM

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My alma mater, Auburn University, may be just the school you seek, TSgt Melissa Post. As suggested by Maj William W. 'Bill' Price, it is a land-grant university and its College of Agriculture is known far and wide and includes multiple agronomy specialties.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:30 AM

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https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=arxiv.+Org+agronomy&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjus825qaDOAhWG0iYKHWf5DXwQgQMICDAA

Look extensively at these I'm unsure if the link will upload....

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:33 AM

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http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03056

I found this searching agronomy on the site involved which is one of the very best free serious science research websites in the world, you should become very familiar with it....

[1509.03056] A Conversation with Professor Tadeusz Cali\'{n}ski

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:35 AM

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=agronomy

This is the combined free and paid article MEDLINE search site of the NIH, there are over 7400 articles on agronomy evidently....

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:37 AM

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=agronomy

This is the free article MEDLINE search page of the NIH. There are over 6700 free articles on here relating to agronomy....

agronomy - PMC - NCBI

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:41 AM

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https://www.google.com/search?as_q=agronomy+doctoral+programs+nutrition&as_epq=food+science&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

Read these extensively, I've combined agronomy, nutrition, and food science, searching for doctoral programs....

agronomy doctoral programs nutrition "food science" - Google Search

Response by SSG Ray Mailloux made Aug 1 at 2016 9:43 AM

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Transitions to civilian higher education after the Army was one of the more difficult things which I did after retiring. Pursuing amasters degree has bee even more difficult than my undergrad. You are starting in the right pace though. Looking for information on which schools for which degrees is a great place to begin. State schools are great, and are covered by the GI Bill, if you want to attend a private college look for schools which are yellow ribbon schools. Also, remember that just iver 25% of enlisted veterans go in to be awarded a bachelors, never mind a masters. Good luck!

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:45 AM

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634118/

For various reasons, I've long had a serious research interest in wound healing in plants, and the analogies between that and wound healing in animal species, it's an area few know of, I'd found generally, other than those directly involved in serious bioscience research, e.g., I'd read of potato tuber infections. Of great interest in agriculture....

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 1 at 2016 9:46 AM

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I'll stop at this point to let you digest what I've sent thus far, if you'd care to see more or chat further, I'd be most eager to do so, hope all that was of at least some interest....

Response by PFC Al Sethre made Aug 1 at 2016 9:58 AM

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If you want to stay in North Dakota, then NDSU in Fargo would be a great choice. Also the University of Minnesota-Crookston, that's about 22 miles east of Grand Forks.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Aug 1 at 2016 10:01 AM

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TSgt Melissa Post Looks like you are getting a lot of excellent suggestions from RP. Do you plan to continue with your degree while in the service, or is this plan for after transition? Along those same lines, have you decided where you will settle upon release? Might as well shoot for a good university in your area if possible to save money on travel or relocation. Best wishes to you and your career. Time is on your side.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2016 11:46 AM

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TSgt Melissa Post, I didn't know anything about what "Agronomy" was until I looked it up. I think it would be a great college degree in helping our world with our natural resources.

https://www.agronomy.org/about-agronomy

About Agronomy | American Society of Agronomy

Every day, everyone is affected by agronomy. The food you eat, the coffee you drink, the ethanol-based gas in your car, the grass on the golf course, the natural fibers of the clothing you wear—all are products of agronomy and the work of agronomists.

Response by Sgt Chris Lima made Aug 1 at 2016 12:58 PM

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University of South Florida is consistently rated as one of the most military friendly colleges. I attended using the GI bill, and I would agree. Not sure if the have agronomy (I looked quickly, couldn't find it)... but it's also a great place to live when you consider the bang-for-your-buck with BAH.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Aug 1 at 2016 3:43 PM

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Hi Melissa,
You should consider connecting with some of the related agricultural and agribusiness profile we have on RallyPoint:
https://www.rallypoint.com/concentrations/agricultural-business

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Response by SSgt Christopher Mortell made Aug 1 at 2016 7:47 PM

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No agronomy degree here either; however, I can say that many of the Illinois state colleges and Universities have related degree programs and are very military and veteran friendly. Personally, I have experience with both Southern and Northern Illinois Universities. Both were great but SIU has a bit of an edge because they have a number of Capstone programs that will give you credit for your military working experience and CCAF courses. Hi much depends on how related they are to the degree program you pursue. They also use cohorts to help shorten the time you spend in school.

Response by CPO Andy Carrillo, MS made Aug 1 at 2016 11:44 PM

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TSgt Melissa Post University of California Davis (Sacramento) and Merced (north Central Valley) as well as California State University Fresno may have the degree programs you seek.

Response by PO1 Jack Howell made Aug 2 at 2016 4:54 PM

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Check out Texas A&M. it's located in College Station, TX and has a great relationship with the military.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 6 at 2016 11:12 AM

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Southern New Hampshire University very military friendly

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Aug 19 at 2016 12:25 PM

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TSgt Melissa Post I went to Illinois State University and right down the road you have the Univesity of Illinois (separate webiste for veterans - http://veterans.illinois.edu/index.asp)

Here is a link to the Department of Crop Sciences: http://extension.cropsciences.illinois.edu/handbook/

Here is a link to Illinois State University Program:

http://illinoisstate.edu/majors/details.php?s=major-cast-agronomy_management

Here is the Website for the Veterans Program at Illinois State University as well:

http://veterans.illinoisstate.edu

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Response by CPT Joseph K Murdock made Aug 19 at 2016 1:19 PM

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Texas A&M is up your alley and they have 2500 military cadets.

Response by MGySgt Douglas C. made Aug 25 at 2016 12:24 PM

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SrA Chiles,
Any of the major land-grant universities would be a great choice. It mainly depends on where you want to settle when you get out of the Air Force. The University of Georgia, Auburn, Clemson, University of South Carolina. etc are just a few of the universities with a long tradition in Agronomy. If you are looking for a smaller school, you might think about Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in south Georgia.
I hope this helps.
Semper Fi,
MGuns Cosby, Ph.D. USMCRet.

Response by MSG Garth Vinson made Sep 28 at 2016 10:17 AM

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After I retired I went to Murray State University, a regional university here in Kentucky and did a Master's in Horticulture. Loved the program and all the possibilities of the work. Good luck with your choice as there are some great schools out there. I went with the regional school because I liked the smaller class size. Here's a link to some of the online classes that they offer: https://www.murraystate.edu/Academics/CollegesDepartments/HutsonSchoolOfAgriculture/Programs/onlinemastersinag/onlinemastersinagprograms.aspx

Online Masters Programs

Response by SFC James Wesser made Dec 4 at 2016 8:35 PM

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SrA Chiles, do you have a Bachelors degree yet?