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Agriculture, Food, and Environment Certificate in Fermentation and Distillation Sciences

Kentucky State University

CertificateCIP: 01.1099

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Frankfort, Kentucky

    400 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601-2355

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningWritingCritical ThinkingActive LearningInstructingLearning StrategiesScienceQuality Control AnalysisMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

English LanguageFood ProductionProduction and ProcessingChemistryBiologyEducation and TrainingAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsMathematics

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionNear VisionSpeech ClarityFluency of IdeasVisual Color DiscriminationInformation OrderingCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples wi
  • Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dim
  • Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agenc
  • Inspect food processing areas to ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for san
  • Check raw ingredients for maturity or stability for processing, and finished products for safety, qu
  • Study methods to improve aspects of foods, such as chemical composition, flavor, color, texture, nut
  • Test processing equipment to ensure products are produced according to specifications.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareWeb platform development softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareObject or component oriented development softwareGraphical user interface development softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareSales and marketing softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computersAgar platesAnaerobic jarsBenchtop centrifugesBioluminometersBoiling water bathsBunsen burnersCalorimetersColony countersColor testing equipmentCompound binocular light microscopesDessicatorsDistilling equipmentDropping pipettesDry bulb thermometersAir sampling systems

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041.00
  • Food Science Technicians19-4013.00
  • Food Scientists and Technologists19-1012.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Weekly lecture series on plant genetics, food production systems, or soil chemistry — prepare and deliver independently to undergraduate or graduate cohorts in a postsecondary classroom.
  • Course materials including syllabi, homework assignments, and grading rubrics — develop and revise routinely to align with program learning outcomes.
  • Undergraduate and graduate student researchers — supervise field work and laboratory operations with reduced reliance on departmental oversight.
  • Academic and career advising sessions — conduct for students navigating agricultural sciences curricula, internship placements, and graduate school options.
  • Research findings in a defined agricultural specialty — compile, analyze, and submit as manuscripts to peer-reviewed professional journals.
  • Learning management and calendar scheduling software — use to organize course schedules, assignment deadlines, and student communications efficiently.
  • Interdisciplinary teaching and research challenges — collaborate with departmental colleagues to develop coordinated solutions within familiar academic contexts.
  • Laboratory operations and field experiment protocols — coordinate and monitor to ensure data integrity and student safety across a semester.
  • Current agricultural science literature — read critically and integrate emerging findings into course content updates on a regular cycle.
  • Inductive reasoning and systems evaluation skills — apply when assessing student mastery and adapting instructional strategies mid-semester.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
53%
Placement Rate
68%