Earlier this week, Purdue University announced that due to persistently low enrollment, the Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication will shutter programs in June 2026. The undergraduate Agricultural Education major will continue within the College of Agriculture. Agricultural Education will remain an undergraduate major in the College of Agriculture and the only agricultural education program at a public university in Indiana. Within Indiana, Huntington University, a private institution, offers an Agricultural Education program. Purdue University has noted that its Agricultural Education major will continue and will remain the only agricultural education program available at a public university in the state.