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DOYLESTOWN - Recent data
released by two organizations that
monitor enrollment figures in
public institutions which offer
agricultural programs reaffirms
Delaware Valley College’s position
as a national leader in agricultural
education.
The National Association of
State Universities and Land Grant
Colleges (NASULGC) has reported
on 1984 enrollments in all but two of
its 77 member institutions while
the American Association of State
Colleges of Agriculture and
Renewable Resources
(AASCARR) has reported on all
but 6 of its 61 member institutions.
Comparing agriculture
enrollments at Delaware Valley, a
private college, with these public
institutions offers some surprises,
including:
• On the Plant Science side, DVC
offers programs in Agronomy
(soils and field crops), Hor
ticulture (production of fruits, nuts
and vegetables) and Ornamental
Horticulture (landscaping and
floriculture). In 1984, these
programs enrolled 335 students at
Delaware Valley College. A review
of the Plant Science enrollments
reported by NASULGC and
AASCARR for the public
agricultural colleges reveals that
DVC’s Plant Science enrollment in
1984 was exceeded by only two
other institutions throughout the
country.
•In the Animal Science area,
DVC offers two different
programs, Animal Husbandry
(which includes livestock
production of beef, sheep, swine
and horses, along with laboratory
animal management) and Dairy
Husbandry. The 1984 enrollment at
Delaware Valley College in Animal
Science was 264, ranking 24th in
the nation.
• A closer inspection of the
College’s Animal Science
enrollment compared with other
agricultural college’s in the
Northeast finds that only Cornell
University has a higher number of
students enrolled.
Dr. John Mertz, Academic Dean
at Delaware Valley College, has a
ready explanation for the College’s
lofty standing among agricultural
colleges across the country.
“There is clear evidence that
young people are choosing their
college and their program of study
with greater care than ever
before,” said Mertz. “What most
students are looking for is a
diploma that will provide them
with the ticket to a challenging and
rewarding career.”
“By providing more professional
course, more experimental
components in the program and an
opportunity to learn-by-doing and
more support in terms of coun-
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When the DVC Class of 1984 was
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graduation, more than 99 percent
of them were employed and, even
more telling, more than 70% of
them were employed in a position
directly related to the field of their
academic major. According to
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proof that the College is suc
ceeding in its mission.
"We’re delivering on the reason
why students come to us,” said
Mertz. ‘‘We’re preparing them to
get into that career and we’re
doing it with extraordinary ef
fectiveness in preparing students
for careers in agriculture, science
and business.”
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