The credit for 10-890-101, College 101 is an institutional
requirement for graduation. Consequently, it is not part of
the program credit requirements, but must be passed
with a C or better.
10-890-101 COLLEGE 101 ...Students will utilize digital tools and resources to assess, explore, practice,
apply, and evaluate both employability and learning skills. By establishing NWTC cultural values as
hallmarks of success in academic, career, and personal settings the course encourages re ective,
personalized development of a growth mindset and emphasizes the importance of making wise
choices. To maximize the return on investment, students should take this course in their rst semester
as it identi es key expectations (hidden rules) of higher learning and professional employment.
10-090-301 INTRO TO AGRONOMY ...this class provides a fundamental introduction to agronomy careers
and opportunities. Through hands-on activities, class speakers, in-person tours, and site visits, students
will gain a basic understanding of the opportunities in agronomy careers. Students will also develop an
understanding of the basic agronomic crops and evaluation of alternative crops. Topics include: variety
selection, planting and fertility options. Students will be familiar with all inputs in a cropping plan and
features and bene ts of the feed and economic value of all options.
10-090-302 BASIC SOILS ...course is designed to provide the student with fundamental knowledge of
soil and soil composition. Students will study soil types, formation factors, physical properties, biological
properties and basic soil chemistry. Units covering tillage, conservation, pH and soil management will
also be included. Students will gain the skills required to interpret soil survey maps and recognize
qualities of various soil types as well as perform soil sampling, residue measurements, compaction
assessments and soil loss determinations per crop rotation guidelines.
10-090-303 AGRIBUSINESS ECONOMICS ...basic knowledge of macro and micro economics will be
taught, pro ciency in developing basic cash ows, cost bene t analysis, enterprise analysis, budget
development, pro t loss statements and developing cost of production. Student should be able to
develop adequate information for farm manager to analyze business proposals.
10-804-113 COLLEGE TECHNICAL MATH 1A ...topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent;
proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry.
Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Arithmetic
score greater/equal to 65 AND Reading score greater/equal to 55; OR ACT Math score greater/equal to 15
AND ACT Reading score greater/equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920-
498-5444)
10-070-305 FIELD EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE...understanding of implements utilized in the
production of eld crops and waste handling. Basic machinery handling skills, maintenance, safety and
troubleshooting. Access to and understanding of technical manuals, harvest data, GPS operations, load
handling and eld communications.
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