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Current Status for Education of People in the Dairy Industry at the Vocational Level¹

Agri-Biotechnology Department, Moraine Park Technical Institute, Fond du Lac, WI 54935

ABSTRACT

A survey in early 1978 determined the status of vocational education for the dairy industry in the United States. Fifteen educational institutions, called technical institutes, community colleges, or junior colleges, in eight states offer related 2-yr, full-time vocational educational programs. Graduates of the programs receive associate degrees and are called "technicians". They work with "technologists" in supportive roles. All 15 schools offer flexible curricula to meet changing needs of the industry and usually require the students to complete an on-job work experience as a requirement for graduation. The number of jobs available far exceed the number of graduates of the schools. The instructors are unusually well qualified with most of them having industry experience. Two of the most crucial problems are insufficient enrollments to meet the needs of the industry and reluctance of the 4-yr colleges and universities to accept graduates of the 2-yr school, with full transferability of credits, to their programs. Industry is a strong supporter of these 2-yr vocational programs. The future for these programs appears to be excellent.

¹ Part of symposium, J. Dairy Sci. 62:1171.