This spring, Rebecca Brooksher, a 28-year-old mom of two, was the first graduate of a new agricultural sciences degree completion program, offered in Klamath Falls through Oregon State University and Klamath Community College.
Through this program, students in Klamath and Lake counties who are interested in pursuing a degree in agricultural sciences can now travel a straight path from high school to an Oregon State degree, all without leaving the Klamath Basin.
A unique component of the program is student access to coaching from an OSU Open Campus coordinator.
“As Rebecca’s mentor and coach here in Klamath Falls, I am so proud of all the work that she has accomplished for herself, her family and her community,” said Keely Moxley, Open Campus education coordinator in Klamath Falls. “Her goal is to obtain her Masters of Science in Agriculture Education so that she can share her passion for agriculture as a high school agriculture teacher.”
There are currently plans underway to explore how this model might be replicated in partnership with other community colleges around the state.
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Photo: (L to R) Keely Moxley and Rebecca Brooksher at OSU graduation, June 2014
Related links
- OSU online ag students get in-person support in Klamath Falls (Oregon Ag Progress, Winter 2014)
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