About our Applied Agribusiness Technology Minor or Certificate

Our Applied Agribusiness Technology minor or certificate will teach you the key roles that technology and data skills play in the operation of agribusinesses, at the regional, state, and/or national levels. You will learn how agribusiness tech and data analytics can make the food and agricultural industries more efficient, sustainable, transparent, and able to respond quickly to the rapidly shifting consumer behavior/demand.  

Our Agribusiness focused minor prepares you for a wide range of agribusiness technology careers. Specifically, the program is designed to offer three career tracks, depending on students’ interest:  

• Farm/growing data  
• Agribusiness operations data 
• Marketing/sales intelligence 

Why study Agribusiness Technology at CWU? 

This program embodies a project-based learning environment to provide real-world experiences. You will have the opportunity to gain a strong foundation of programming and data management skills in food production, growing, processing, packaging, transportation, sales, and marketing. 

Program Highlights 

Where is this program offered? 

Ellensburg 

How much does this program cost?  

Find out how much this program costs through the registrar.

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Careers and Outcomes   

Upon graduation, you will have the opportunity to explore various career paths in the agriculture industry: 

• Agribusiness Sales Intelligence
• Crop/Farm Data Analyst
• Food Retail Analyst 
• Inventory Specialist 
• Agribusiness Operations Data Management 

Degree Information 

For information regarding admission requirements, required and elective courses, please reference the 2022-2023 Academic Catalog.

Questions? Contact us. 

To declare a major or minor program email cbadvising@cwu.edu with your student email for next steps. 

Do you just need to take a class to transfer back to your college or university? Please see our helpful instructions for taking a class as a non-degree seeking student.

CWU’s College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Only 5% of business schools globally earn the coveted designation.

For more information, reference our Accreditation information.