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California Community College Irrigation Technology Projects

Nancy Gutierrez, Statewide DirectorAgriculture & Natural Resources

Reedley College

California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students2

California Community College Agriculture and Natural Resources

• 113 Colleges in California

• 60 Colleges offering Degrees and Certificates in AGNR

• 40 Colleges offering education and training in irrigation technology

California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.3 Million Students

Irrigation Course Offerings

• Agriculture and Natural Resources– Plant Science – 4,150

students enrolled in 2015

– Horticulture – 5,281 students enrolled in 2015

– Landscape design – 2,049 students enrolled in 2015

• 122 different courses in irrigation

• Approx. 11,480 students taking irrigation courses

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Program Awards 2014-2015

• Horticulture, Plant Science, Landscape Design, Turf Grass

– 199 AS Degrees awarded

– 241 certificates greater than 18 units

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Programs with Irrigation Technology Degrees

• Cosumnes River College – Sustainable Landscape and Irrigation Systems

Design AS Degree

• Modesto Junior College – Irrigation Technology AS Degree

• West Hills College – Irrigation Technology AS Degree

• Cuyamaca College– Irrigation Technology AS Degree

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Statewide Educational Collaboration

• Faculty Training– Irrigation Scheduling, Pumps,

Micro & Auditing, 2-day training @ Cal Poly SLO

– IA Faculty Academy 37 instructors CC and HS

• Online Course Cal Poly ITRC– Irrigation Water Management– Cal Poly Course Content

transferable– Preparation for Ag Irrigation

Technician Certification– Lab video production

• Stackable Certificate Landscape Irrigation– Level 1, Landscape technician

• preps for Certified Irrigation Technician

– Level 2, Landscape Irrigation Specialists • Preps for CLIA

• CSU Water Resources and Policy Initiatives Partnership– 200 internships over 2 years

in water projects.

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Modesto Junior College

• NSF grant for Irrigation Technology Program

• Building lab facilities• MJC weather station– http

://www.westernwx.com/ModestoJC/

• Irrigation AS Degree• Irrigation Tech. Cert• Irrigation Management

Cert.• Irrigation Design Cert• Irrigation Construction

and Maintenance Cert.

• Steve Amador

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Cuyamaca College

• Landscape and Maintenance Irrigation Technology Degree

• Landscape and Maintenance Irrigation Technology Certificate

• Don Schultz

• 2012-2015 awarded 30 AS degrees

• 2012-2015 awarded 16 Certificates