Agriculture Finance

Campus Location: Online

Program Entry: Enrollment may occur during any term. Fall term is the start of the program course sequence

Award: Associate of Applied Science degree

Description: In the next 5 to 10 years, there will be a large number of agriculture finance officers retiring. This program has been developed at the request of the banking industry to meet the upcoming needs of that high-demand area. The program has been created as a partnership between the NICC Business and Agriculture Departments and includes courses in the business skills needed for a bank or finance officer and gives students the background knowledge in agriculture needed for that unique area of the industry. The degree is also designed to easily transfer into a bachelor’s degree for students and for banks that desire their employees to have bachelor’s degrees.

Program Learning Outcomes:

• Students will be able to identify modern best practices in livestock and crop production.
• Students will be able to explain risk management strategies including marketing strategies.
• Students will be able to create financial documents applied to the farm business.
• Students will be able to demonstrate computer literacy.
• Students will be able to develop oral and written communication skills.
• Students will be able to explain industry accepted procedures in finance and credit analysis.

Minimum Credits: 72