FFA Is...

Leadership
It's a great feeling! None of us are born leaders, but FFA can help you become one. FFA members strengthen their personal skills, learn to manage their time, and discover how to respect themselves and gain respect from others.

Travel
How can you get to Australia, Switzerland, Costa Rica and more than 40 other countries? Get a passport and sign up for an FFA international program! Or, if you'd rather have a stateside adventure, pack your bags for a state convention or leadership camp, attend the Washington Leadership Conference and tour our nation's capital, or meet 37,000 other FFA members at the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Find out more about FFA International Travel.

Membership
The FFA's 451,997 members and 7,268 chapters represent all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and Rota. FFA is a diverse organization, operating in rural, urban and suburban schools. Students aged 12-21 enrolled in agricultural education programs are eligible for membership.

Careers
Do you know what you want to do after you finish school? FFA can help you develop the skills you need to get there. Don't have a clue? FFA can help you figure out which of agriculture's 200 exciting career options match your interests and skills.  If you're like the 73 percent of FFA members who already plan to pursue a career in agriculture, you know that there are options for almost any interest, whether you want to work indoors or outside, at a desk on in the lab, in the city or on a farm, with other people or on your own. Even if you don't choose a career in agriculture, the skills and training you gain through FFA will lead to success in any industry.

Community Service
FFA members contribute to their communities through projects such as restoring wilderness areas and conducting safety training programs. They teach younger students about agriculture and become important friends and role models through FFA.

Competition
FFA offers so many opportunities for recognition at the local, state and national levels, you can hardly avoid being a winner!

Recognition
In addition to the satisfaction of knowing your stuff and doing your best, you could walk away with money for school, cash prizes and exciting trips, not to mention plaques, ribbons and trophies.

Scholarships
The National FFA Organization awards more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 800 FFA members each year. And that's just the beginning. Many local and state businesses also offer FFA scholarships, and FFA experience and skills give members an edge over the competition for scholarships from other groups and schools.

Learning by Doing
How would you like to get paid for learning? FFA members start their own businesses or work for an agricultural company throughout high school. Some FFA members have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduated from college by reinvesting their profits in their business!  While most members don't earn quite that much, their experience still puts them way ahead of their classmates when it comes to applying for college or finding a job.

Fun
Half a million students across the country are becoming leaders, building self-esteem and preparing for career success. And they're having a great time in the process. They're members of FFA, the organization for students in agricultural education and they're making new friends, going new places and trying new things. They're having a blast doing it!