About Agricultural Management Diploma in Olds College
What can you expect from our program?
If you are looking for a career that will help feed, clothe, house or even fuel the world you have found the right place. Olds College’s Agricultural Management diploma program gives you a comprehensive education in all aspects of agriculture. Through a mix of classroom time and hands-on experience on the Olds College farm, students work together in small classes with like-minded peers and learn from instructors who have unparalleled knowledge and experience in the agriculture industry.
What will you learn?
Students in our Agricultural Management program will develop a foundation of business skills, including communication, accounting and marketing strategies informed by surveying global and local policy facing the agricultural industry. You will be exposed to the advancement of agricultural technology, from accounting software to farm machinery. You will gain an environmental understanding in the production of food, feed, fuel and fibre, livestock physiology and health, and the global issues that are currently impacting the industry.
- Agribusiness management principles
- Agribusiness technology
- Beef cattle management
- Crop production
- Environmental farm management
- Farm management
- Livestock physiology, health and nutrition
- Livestock breeding strategies
- Machinery
- Marketing
- Pest management
- Precision Crop Systems
- Soils and nutrition
- Workplace communication
Your future
Job opportunities include:
applied research technician, agricultural lender, processing plant technician, marketer of agricultural commodities or processed products or farm, feedlot or ranch manager.
Academic qualification equivalents
- 50% or better in Two of Biology 20, Chemistry 20, Science 20, OR One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Science 30
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : no band below 5.5, with an overall band score of no less than a 6.0
- TOEFL : overall score of no less than 80 with no academic section below 18
- PTE : score of at least 53-54 with no communicative skill profile below 53.
Olds College The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Program |
Tuition Fee per year |
| Avg Cost of Tuition/Year |
$7,008 CAD |
| Admin Fee |
$217 |
| Book & Supply |
$750 CAD |
| Application Fee |
$157.50 CAD |
Olds College English Language Requirements
| Test |
Minimum score required |
| Academic IELTS or IELTS Indicator* |
no band below 5.5, with an overall band score of no less than a 6.0 |
| TOEFL (iBT) |
Internet based test - overall score of no less than 80 with no academic section below 18 |
| PTE Academic |
score of at least 53-54 with no communicative skill profile below 53 |
| CAEL |
overall score of no less than 60, with no band below 50 |
