Enology Specialist - Northeast Iowa Community College - Calmar

Enology Specialist from Northeast Iowa Community College - Calmar is a Campus Certificate Viticulture degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. The Enology Specialist program offers a comprehensive examination of the field of enology (wine making) offered through the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) consortium of colleges, including Northeast Iowa Community College , Missouri State University, Rend Lake Community College (IL), and Redlands Community College (OK). The program provides the knowledge required to produce wines of the highest quality and provide students with the science, agriculture, and business skills necessary to enhance Iowa\\\'s rapidly growing wine industry. Included is a foundation in chemistry and biology along with specific courses related to cultivar selection, soil preparation, cellar maintenance, and marketing. The program is specifically designed to include field work and laboratory practicum at local wineries. Residency: The requirement of 18 credit hours completed at NICC would be considered satisfied for students who are enrolled in or have completed viticulture and enology courses from a VESTA consortium partner college. The viticulture and enology courses taken from VESTA consortium partner colleges will be considered as equivalent to NICC courses for residency purposes only. If general education courses are available via online from NICC and have not already been completed, the courses must be taken from NICC when available. If general education courses are not available via online from NICC, then they can be taken at another postsecondary institution and transferred to NICC for purposes of completing the VESTA program, and are subject to the prior written approval of the appropriate dean of the VESTA program. View more details on Northeast Iowa Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Viticulture courses.