Start Date
- September 2026, Full Time, Day
What You Will Study
Study Agriculture at Easton College where you will learn on our 160-hectare operational commercial farm, consisting of arable fields, grazing meadows and woodlands. You will learn the entire process from seed to harvest, while working with our cattle and sheep to help you gain hands-on experience of farm management.
This two-year course is made up of both the Level 3 Diploma and the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture. In your first year you will study topics such as crop production, health and safety, plant and soil science and land-based machinery operations. In the second year you will be able to specialise and choose the pathway you wish to study - either Arable or Livestock.
These routes will allow you to follow your passion and explore topics such as combinable crop production, spreaders and sprayers and root crop production within the arable specialism, or sheep production, beef production and forage crop production through the livestock specialism.
You will learn to operate the latest agricultural machinery, ensuring you are well-prepared for the demands of modern farming. Additionally, you will experience cutting-edge technology with spray drones for precision agriculture and tractor simulators for safe and effective machinery operation.
We have great links with the Food and Farming Discovery Trust and the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, among others. We also provide enrichment opportunities alongside your course, including taking part in the Royal Norfolk Show and visiting the Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA) show
Entry Requirements
You will need to achieve four GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English language, maths and science.
How You Will Be Assessed
You will be assessed through practical observation, examinations, and written assignments throughout your course.
Course Progression
On successful completion of the course, you could progress to study the next level at college, secure an Apprenticeship, explore degree-level courses in agriculture and agricultural management or move into employment.
Courses you could study in higher education include an Agriculture Foundation degree, BSc (Hons) Agriculture, Agriculture with Animal Science BSc (Hons) degree, Agriculture with Business Studies BSc (Hons) degree, or an agriculture with Countryside Management BSc (Hons) degree.
Where Your Course Can Take You
This qualification will expose you to the whole industry, and the opportunities within it. On completion, you could enter the industry by working for a farm business, or as a farming contractor. As you will have gained a breadth and depth of skills and knowledge over a very wide range of units, you could progress within work to become a herdsperson, shepherd/ess, contractor (livestock) assistant poultry unit manager (livestock pathway) or contractor (crops), agricultural technician, fixed plant manager and sprayer operator (arable pathway).
Fees
If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free. If you are aged 19 and over fees may be payable.
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