Agricultural Education

Teaching Agriculture, a Teaching Job Like No Other

As you know, agriculture is a very dynamic field, one that provides exciting and fast-paced experiences!  Hence, teaching agriculture in a high school is the same.  It is like no other teaching job one has ever seen and offers opportunities for:

• Working with high school students
• Working with business partners in the business community
• Taking students to state and national conferences
• Teaching variety of agricultural production technology, horticulture, floral design, and animal care, to name just a few

By far, it is the best teaching position in any given school.  It involves the best of both worlds – working with students and working with business leaders in the local community!

Interesting Facts

• There is a critical shortage of agricultural teachers in Virginia.
• Average starting salary is $45,000.00 and depending on where you live it can go as high as $55,000.00 plus.  And, this is for a 10-month contract (you have off in the summers and school holidays).
• You can earn a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in marketing and a VT master’s degree in one year.
• The program can be custom-designed into a hybrid distance program, meaning you only have to spend three weeks in the summer and a fall semester in Blacksburg.   If you would like, the remainder of the program can be completed off campus.
• The VT CTE program has achieved a 100% placement rate for its’ graduates for the past 10 years!
• Career promotion opportunities include being a school administrator or a university professor. Early Field Experience in Career and Technical Education