AS THE NATION'S POPULATION BECOMES INCREASING URBANIZED, HOW DO URBAN UNIVERSITIES BUILD ACADEMIC PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREER IN AGRICULTURE FIELDS? WE INTRODUCE AND PREPARE US CITIZEN STUDENTS AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS TO PURSUE AGRICULTURE CAREERS, WITH OBJECTIVES IN 1) EXPANDING AND IMPROVING WORKFORCE TRAINING THROUGH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, 2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND FACULTY PREPARATION, AND 3) BUILDING REGIONAL HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION ALLIANCE FOR AGRICULTURE. WE ENHANCE THE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FACULTY WORKSHOP, CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE SYMPOSIUMS, USDA NRCS APPRENTICE PROGRAM, AND ONLINE INTRODUCTORY MODULES AND RECRUIT AND SERVE STUDENTS AND FACULTY TO PARTICIPATE ONSITE AND THROUGH ONLINE CURRICULUM LEARNING OVER THE GRANT PERIOD. THE PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. THREE HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, TEXAS A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY -KINGSVILLE, NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, THEIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERS, AND USDA NATIONAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE PARTNERS WILL COLLABORATE CLOSELY, INTRODUCE AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES EITHER FACE-TO-FACE OR REMOTELY THAT ENABLES STUDENTS FOR INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT. AREAS COVER AGRICULTURE DATA ANALYTICS, DATA-DRIVEN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL PLANNING. THE BROAD IMPACTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN ENHANCEMENT OF A PIPELINE OF URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREER PATHWAYS IN AGRICULTURE FIELDS, INCREASED DIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE, INCREASED HUMAN CAPITAL TO SERVE UNDER-REPRESENTED AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND BEYOND.