Agricultural Education Center

Panning shot of new JWCC Ag science complex

We feed the minds that feed and fuel world.

Hand-on programs, research and internship connections with the University of Illinois, and caring, veteran instructors serving students in a close-knit environment make JWCC’s Agricultural Education Center one-of-a-kind in Illinois.

100% Ag Internship Placement

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…and more

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Programs & Courses

Ag Applications
Ag Applications
Ag Applications
Ag Transfer
Ag Transfer
Ag Transfer
Ag Business Management
Ag Business Management
Ag Business Management
Conservation Management
Conservation Management
Conservation Management
Animal Science
Animal Science
Animal Science
Beef Specialist
Beef Specialist
Beef Specialist
Swine Specialist
Swine Specialist
Swine Specialist

Services

Events

Ag Internships
Transfer to 4-Year University
Career Advising

Dusti Irwin

“I was given phenomenal opportunities to grow and personal instruction that prepared me for my future. John Wood is an amazing place to study agriculture.”

Dusti Irwin ‘15
National Collegiate FFA Ambassador
Ag Educator

  • Students in a livestock judging competition crowd
  • Sheep at Livestock Judging Event
  • Students prepare to judge sheep
  • Students judging hogs

JWCC’s Ag Alumni Livestock Judging Event and the Ag Alumni Golf Outing are just among the many events sponsored. JWCC ag students also earn state and national recognition in intercollegiate agriculture competitions.

Facilities

Ag Center
JWCC Livestock Hall
Ag ring

The Orr Corporation led a $2.5 million campaign to construct a 24,000-square-foot facility that opened in Fall 2022 to expand the JWCC Agricultural Education Center and the U of I Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center in Baylis, IL. The newly completed facility houses offices and classrooms, an exposition/arena space and an animal care unit designed for short-term or temporary housing for the welfare of animals. The building will address multiple agricultural education and development issues in West Central Illinois and further enhance research, teaching and activities throughout the region.

Gray Wing

JWCC Agricultural Education Center
37803 Street, Hwy 104, Baylis, IL 62314

Agricultural Education Center Staff

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Bethany Beeler
Instructor
217.641.4232

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Justin Lewis
Instructor
217.641.4377

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Jody Heavner
Director
217.641.4558

Phone: 217.641.4558 or 217.236.4711
Email: ag@jwcc.edu