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Agriculture
 Mercer County Technical Schools |
County vocational-technical schools are doing their part to keep the "garden" in the Garden State with programs in agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, and veterinary science. New Jersey's farms, nurseries, greenhouses, and equine centers are not just quaint reminders of the past -- the $82 billion agriculture industry is the third largest in the state, following pharmaceuticals and tourism in economic benefits.
As careers in agriculture, food and natural resources continually evolve, county vocational schools work with their business partners to keep their programs "Jersey Fresh."
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 Camden County Technical Schools |
Around Our Schools
 Hunterdon County Polytech |
Camden County Technical Schools' affiliation with the non-profit Camden Children's Garden has blossomed into a school-business partnership that keeps on growing. More than 20 CCTS horticulture students have enriched their learning experience by working at the four-acre interactive garden since it opened in 1999 to give children a horticultural environment for creative and imaginative play. Today, many of the garden's full-time employees and supervisors are graduates of CCTS. Each year, high school and adult students are invited to participate in the Camden Children's Garden Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit.
For students at Hunterdon County Polytech, experience with various animal species will prove to be invaluable in a career as a member of a veterinary team. Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are found working in private practices or emergency clinics, on farms or even in research facilities.
The veterinary assistant program at Burlington County Institute of Technology prepares students with entrylevel skills needed to work in a veterinary hospital, kennel, groom shop, animal laboratory or pet product retail facility. This hands-on career area includes practical application and laboratory work that fosters students’ self-motivation, responsibility, and awareness of safety procedures in dealing with animals and the work environment.