CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A TOTAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT OF $40 BILLION AND SUPPORT 414,000 JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY 2021 (ARCVIEW MARKET RESEARCH AND BDS ANALYTICS, JANUARY 2018). THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING A NEW OPPORTUNITY DUE TO THE 2018 FARM BILL LEGALIZATION OF HEMP PRODUCTION. THE HEMP INDUSTRY IS LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN HEMP PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING. THUS, IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO GROW AND PROCESS INDUSTRIAL HEMP FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPING CURRICULUM FOR HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM AT DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU (DCB), A TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FOR STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL PROPAGATION, CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING OF HEMP, IN ADDITION TO STATE AND FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE HEMP INDUSTRY. DCB HAS THE LARGEST APPLIED RESEARCH FACILITY IN THE US NORTH CENTRAL REGIONFOR SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION THAT INCLUDES THREE GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES, 6 HIGH TUNNELS AND OPEN FIELD PRODUCTION. MOREOVER, OUR PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP OPTIONS AND INCOMES TO FARMERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. DCB FACULTY AND STAFF WILL DEVELOP A CURRICULUM FOR HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION, CERTIFICATE, OR ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE. STUDENTS MAY BE PREPARED FOR A CAREER IN 6 MONTHS OR LESS. INTERNSHIP WILL BE A MAJOR LEARNING ACTIVITY IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. DCB ANTICIPATES ENROLLING 5 - 10 STUDENTS PER YEAR DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE DCB HEMP PROGRAM WHICH WILL BECOME SELF-SUSTAINING BY THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR.