A number of agriculture-related degrees are offered at the University of Illinois' College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). The College of ACES consists of several departments including a department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Crop Sciences, and a department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition. Dozens of agriculture-related degrees are offered through these various departments, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Financial aid is available for qualified students.
Parkland College is a community college and technical institution located on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign. The school's Agriculture department offers several agriculture-related degrees. Two-year programs include associate of applied science degrees in agriculture business management, applied agronomy, precision agriculture technology, and grain merchandising and management. Parkland College also offers what it calls an "Agri-Business Certificate." Each program in the agriculture department requires students to take a combination of a set number of agriculture-centered courses as well as a selection of general education courses, which include subjects like English composition. Scholarships and other financial aid is available.
Although it does not have a campus within the city limits of Champaign, Illinois State University's Department of Agriculture is a short commute away, and thus a viable option for students living in the Champaign area. Illinois State offers several agriculture degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The school is divided into ten departments. These departments are Agribusiness, Agriculture Communications and Leadership, Agriculture Education, Agronomy Management, Animal Industry Management, Animal Science, Crop & Soil Science, Food Industry Management, Horticulture & Landscape Management and Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Illinois State University's campus is in Normal, Illinois.
Students living in Champaign looking to study agriculture could also avail themselves of a number of online agriculture degrees offered by reputable universities and colleges across the United States. Oregon State University's Extended Campus, for example, offers a complete undergraduate degree in agriculture that can be taken without ever having to set foot on an Oregon State campus. Dozens of post-secondary schools offers similar degrees. Graduate-level degrees in agriculture can be taken online as well. The University of Tennessee, for example, offers a distance master's degree in agriculture.