Program: Precision Agriculture - Hardware, Diploma - Iowa Valley Community College District

Apr 07, 2025

2025-2026 Catalog

Offered at ECC (EVPAH )

Precision farming is a high tech concept that relies on advanced technologies to increase efficiency in farming practices. Precision Ag Hardware allows students to learn how to install, train, troublshoot, and repair precision ag systems such as GPS, autosteer, application, harvesting, and planting.

Plan of Study

Term One

AGA 114 - Principles of Agronomy 3 credit(s)
AGC 103 - Ag Computers 3 credit(s)
AGC 216 - Career Seminar 2 credit(s)
AGM 336 - Agriculture Electronic Devices & Sys 3 credit(s)
AGP 333 - Precision Farming Systems 3 credit(s)
MAT 772 - Applied Math 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 17

Term Two

Select one course (3 credits) from approved Ag Communications. *See Ag Communications note below.

AGB 336 - Agricultural Selling 3 credit(s)
AGC 907 - Co-op Field Experience Varied credit(s)
AGM 330 - Fundamentals of Electricity 3 credit(s)
AGP 436 - Advanced Precision Farming: Hardware 3 credit(s)
Ag Communications Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Ag Communications

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 111 - Technical Writing 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)