Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
Agronomy Technician
Technical Diploma
The Agronomy Technician program prepares you to step confidently into one of agriculture’s most essential and rapidly advancing fields. You’ll gain the foundational knowledge of soils, crops, and nutrient management, while learning to use the latest precision agriculture tools that modern farms depend on. From soil sampling and scouting to variable-rate applications and data collection, you’ll develop the hands-on skills needed to support efficient, sustainable crop production. As an embedded technical diploma, this program fully ladders into the Agronomy Associate Degree, allowing you to keep building your education and career momentum.
What you'll learn
- Foundational knowledge of soils, crops, and nutrient management
- Precision agriculture tools for soil sampling, scouting, and variable-rate applications
- Fully ladders into the Precision Agronomy associate degree
Where it leads
This program is part of a documented Southwest Tech pathway. Credits stack toward the next credential.
- Technical Diploma Agronomy Technician
- Associate Degree Precision Agronomy
Cost and next steps
Tuition depends on your course load; Paying for college covers current tuition, aid, and scholarships. When you're ready: apply, meet with an advisor, and register.
From the College's published program catalog. Reviewed July 2026.