Galveston County Master Gardeners – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (2024)

FAQs

How much does a Texas A&M AgriLife extension agent make? ›

The average County Extension Agent base salary at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is $69K per year.

“We love to support our master gardeners.” From planting demonstration gardens to fielding questions, giving presentations, working with kids and writing articles, approximately 6,160 master gardeners in more than 100 of Texas' 254 counties share their gardening know-how within their communities.

Admissions Rate: 50%

This tells you how competitive the school is and how serious their requirements are. The acceptance rate at Texas A&M - Galveston is 50%. For every 100 applicants, 50 are admitted. This means the school is moderately selective.

Extension, with some 950 professional educators located at Texas A&M and at 12 district and 250 county offices, operates in a unique partnership with federal, state, and county government to address the needs of people in every community.

As of Apr 26, 2024, the average annual pay for a County Extension Agent in Texas is $61,332 a year.

As a result, Master Gardeners are often also called Extension Master Gardeners (or EMGs). Master Gardeners have two main traits that distinguish them: A commitment to being a community resource for gardening knowledge as well as a desire to teach and mentor other gardeners.

Texas Master Gardener Certification

A trainee must receive a minimum of 50 hours of instruction, pass an examination administered by Extension and volunteer a minimum of 50 hours of service to earn the title of “Texas Master Gardener.”

How hard is it to get into A&M Galveston? ›

The acceptance rate at Texas A&M - Galveston is 50%.

In other words, of 100 students who apply, 50 are admitted. This means the school is somewhat selective.

The University of Texas at Austin acceptance rate is lower than A&M. UT Austin admits 31% of applicants, making it harder to get into. The Texas A&M admission rate is 63%.

Texas AgriLife Extension Service educates Texans in the areas of agriculture, environmental stewardship, youth and adult life skills, human capital and leadership, and community & economic development.

The county Extension agent's primary role is to inform and teach. Agents provide information for local residents in workshops and seminars, at community events, through the media, and with a variety of information technology tools.

Dr. Rick Avery – Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Texas A&M AgriLife.

The average Texas A&M AgriLife Extension monthly salary ranges from approximately $3,167 per month for Senior Business Coordinator to $13,750 per month for Chief Financial Officer.

The extension agent is a change agent: he intervenes to bring about change in order to help improve the lives of the farmers and their families. This is not an easy task and a series of issues arise in relation to this intervention.

With 900 agents and offices in 250 counties, Texas AgriLife Extension is the largest extension service in the country, recording about 24 million teaching contacts each year on subjects including soil science, pest management, nutrition and backyard chickens.