About FFA

The National FFA Organization (FFA) is a high school program, like AVID or FCCLA. 

The mission statement of FFA is 

The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a Positive Difference in the lives of students by developing the students personal growth, premiere leadership, and career success through agriculture education.

This means we use agriculture education as the platform to make students successful leaders. 

Being a part of Carpinteria FFA will prepare you to pursue careers that range from biomedical engineering, veterinarians, food scientists, electricians, welders to construction management. 

Examples of careers that FFA students pursue include:

• agricultural law

• welding

• veterinary/human medicine

• agricultural business

• engine mechanics

• and much more!

As a member of Carpinteria FFA, you have many benefits. Examples of these benefits include:

• the potential to raise animals (cattle, pigs, goats, sheep,...) for the Ventura County Fair

• traveling to, and/or connecting with, world-renowned universities and technical colleges across the United States

• participating in sectional, regional, state, or national agriculture skills-competitions with FFA programs from around the nation

To join FFA, you must be enrolled in a class with either Mr. Lopez, Ms Garcia or Mr. Gomez. Email them, or your counselor, for more information.