FFA Vision
Premier Leadership
Career Success
Personal Growth
Grow Leaders
Strengthen Agriculture
Build Communities
FFA MissionFFA makes a positive difference in the lives of
students by developing their potential for
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…through agricultural education.
Students whose lives are impacted by FFA and agricultural education will achieve academic and personal growth, strengthen American agriculture and provide leadership to build healthy local communities, a strong nation and a sustainable world.
FFA Facts*
*Based on reported data.
GENDER
51%Male
42%Female
7% Undisclosed 7% Unknown
GRADE LEVEL21% Middle school
71% High school
1% College
RACE AND ETHNICITY
3% Other, Two or More
13% Undisclosed
12% Hispanic or Latino of any race
4% Black, Non-Hispanic
2% American Indian, Alaska Native
1% Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
65% White, Non-Hispanic
24 of the 25 largest metro U.S. areas have FFA chapters
119,687 Texas87,207 California41,407Georgia
26,798 Oklahoma25,427 Missouri24,706 Ohio
TOP 6 U.S. STATES with largest FFA membership
FFA MEMBERSHIP653,359 Student members
8,568 FFA chapters in the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
344,239 Alumni members 2,051 Alumni chapters
»National FFA Convention & Expo
3,780 American FFA Degrees awarded
221,000 square feet of expo space
4,000+ CDE
and LDE participants
67,000+ attendees
million+ social media impressions
Contact UsNational FFA Organization National FFA Foundation
6060 FFA Drive, P.O. Box 68960 Indianapolis, IN 46268-0960
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1-800-293-2387
All contributions to the National FFA Foundation, no matter how big or small, make a difference for agriculture students and teachers nationwide.
FFA.org The online platform is comprised of resources
for students and teachers including:
MY JOURNEY• FFA Resume Generator©, job interview tips,
SAE resources, agriculture company spotlights, cover letter template and more.
• During the 2016-17 school year, there were nearly 199,800 page views and more than 11,000 resumes started.
• Created by the National FFA Organization, Discovery Education and AgCareers.com.
• Students explore the broad range of careers in agriculture with videos, career pages and an interactive Career Finder.
• More than three million page views.• Discover more than 250 unique careers
in agriculture.
Agricultural Education
SCHOOLBASED
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
CLASSROOM/LABORATORY
Premier leadership, personal growth and career success through engagement in FFA, PAS or
NYFEA programs and activities.
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FFA Tools for Success
The FFA leadership continuum offers conferences and seminars to individuals and chapters providing opportunities to grow through hands-on experiences and real-life applications.
Through 25 national career and leadership development events, FFA members are challenged by real-life, hands-on skill tests, preparing them for career success.
FFA members earn $4 billion annually through supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs).
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Experiential, service and/or work-based learning through the implementation of a supervised
agricultural experience program.
SAE
Contextual, inquiry-based instruction and learning through an interactive classroom and laboratory.