Abstract:
This research represents the findings of an evaluation of the two-year Agricultural Technology Program at Virginia Tech. This study was designed to obtain graduate opinions about the effectiveness of the curriculum, placement of graduates, and how well the program is preparing students to fulfill the needs of the agricultural industry.
Results indicate that the Agricultural Technology Program graduates were pleased with the overall education they received at Viginia Tech. Approximately 78% of the program graduates are employed within the field of agriculture and 16% are working on their own farms or the family farm. The respondents indicated that the major strengths of the program were the mandatory internship requirement and hands-on courses. The respondents' recommendations for the program were to make credit hours more transferable to four-year programs and add more computer, technology, and information courses to the curriculum.
Keywords:
program evaluation, program validity
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