One of the most important factors that negatively affect productivity in agricultural production is diseases and pests. Plant Protection has an important place in agricultural production due to the climatic conditions in our country are very suitable for the development and diversity of pests and diseases.

In recent years, the need for graduates of the Plant Protection Program has increased considerably in agricultural production. Many producers would like to cooperate with “Plant Protection” graduate “Agricultural Engineer/Technician” in order not to encounter “Pesticide Residue” which is a problem in products exported abroad.

In the Plant Protection associate degree program; Identification of diseases, pests and weeds in agricultural products, determination of their biological and ecological characteristics, their relations with plants and each other, as well as cultural, physical, mechanical, legal, biotechnical, chemical, biological and integrated control methods for public and private agriculture. It is aimed to meet the intermediate staff requirement of the sector.

In the Plant Protection Program, in addition to the basic vocational courses, it is aimed to educate students who have sufficient theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge, can solve the problems they encounter, and adopt this profession.