Enrollment - Cal Poly has one of the largest undergraduate Dairy Science student enrollments in the United States, with 125 undergraduates studying husbandry and processing related topics. In addition, 18 graduate students are pursuing graduate study in dairy products technology.

Course of Study - Cal Poly which is located in San Luis Obispo, California, is the only west coast university to offer a specific Dairy Science major. Few, if any, universities offer more dairy science classes than Cal Poly. A Master of Science Degree in Agriculture with a specialization in Dairy Products Technology is also offered.

Facilities - The Dairy Cattle Instructional Center, completed in 1992 at a cost. of $4.5 million, contains the milking parlor, meeting rooms and classrooms, a nutrition and physiology lab, a microbiology lab, and a computer system dedicated to dairy management applications software. The Dairy Products Technology Center was completed in 1996 at a cost of $7.5 million. It provides small production-scale facilities for research, teaching and technology transfer, a conference facility, and state-of the-art analytical laboratories.

Area map and Self-Guided Dairy Tour Information
Dairy Science Advisory Council - Established in 1982 to provide advice and counsel and enhance the relationship between the Department and the Dairy Science Industry.