The Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture is the agricultural college of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) located in Pomona, California, United States. Founded in 1938, the college offers instruction in eight majors leading to the bachelor of science degree. Over of university-owned land are available for pastures, crops, groves and ornamental plantings.
Admissions + First-Time Freshmen Profile 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Enrollment 178 217 218 280 222 215 162275243 Average GPA 3.373.30 3.29 3.37 3.383.423.433.393.51 Average SAT (out of 1600) 991 974 938 986 10171045107310321047
Facilities
The vast number of buildings comprising the College of Agriculture are located throughout campus. Building 2 houses the majority of classrooms, laboratories and faculty offices, as well as in Building 45 and the College of Environmental Design – Building 7.
Production units which include a citrus packing house and meat science processing laboratory Farm Store and landscape nursery of green houses and shade houses devoted to pastures, crops, groves and ornamental plantings Livestock units that house cattle, swine and sheep Pine Tree Ranch, a citrus and avocado ranch in Santa Paula, Ventura Country W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, a modern horse breeding, training and showing facility Apparel Technology and Research Center, a research center which provides outreach education and resource information service to the apparel and sewn products industry Center for Turf, Irrigation, and Landscape Technology (CTILT), focused on landscape and irrigation research and development The Center for Antimicrobial Research and Food Safety, which addresses foodborne pathogens The Spadra Ranch, , devoted to vegetable and fruit production as well as a home to student and faculty research projects Agriscapes, directly across the street from the main campus, is an agriculture education and outreach facility featuring a classroom, Petting Farm, Farm Store and an Ornamental Horticulture unit. Over of greenhouse supports research and production of edible and ornamental plants hydroponic production and plans for a future conservatory. Agriscapes is home to the Annual Pumpkin Festival, the largest non-athletic event in the California State University System as well as other agricultural themed events and field trips. A Model Agriculture Education Classroom is housed in building 2 for application-based hands on learning dedicated to developing the skills of students preparing to enter agricultural education professions.
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