With California FFA Members’ use of
the Agricultural Experience Tracker
(AET Record Book) comes insight into
Supervised Agricultural Experience
(SAE) projects across the state.
10%
10%
Foundational
47-MILLION
DOLLARS
Research
SAE Type
35%
Placement
California has a higher
engagement in
entrepreneur SAEs
with 45% of student
involvement in this
area compared
to the national
average of 30%.
Income Values from
SAE Involvement
A typical program in California has
students earning $141,544 in SAE
related income, which state-wide is
estimated to be over $47 million in
total value.
45%
Entrepreneurship
SAE Investments in
Operating Expenses
The direct investment value of $60,908 per program and
state estimate of over $20 million in direct spending from
SAE activities are values that support local economies.
5.3%
Community Service Activities
16.7%
FFA Activities
78%
SAE Projects
16%
Other Areas
of Interest
Students’
Time
Invested
10%
California students in
agricultural education
averaged over
65 hours spent in
experimental learning
activities outside of the
traditional classroom.
Power, Structure,
and Technology
SAE Areas
of Interest
Biotech to Agribusiness, and
Leadership Education to
Natural Resources; California
members’ SAE projects are as
diverse as our state.
44%
Animal
Science
30%
Plant
* 2016-17 academic year statistics as published July 2017
Dr. Roger D. Hanagriff, The AET & Texas A&M University Kingsville
California FFANEWS • PAGE 16 • Winter 2018