Wilkes Community College is the first community college in North Carolina to offer a Collegiate Future Farmers of America (FFA) club. WCC celebrated a successful inaugural year in 2014-2015 and is now actively recruiting new members for the upcoming school year. FFA is an extracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of three components of agricultural education, along with contextual learning and work-based learning. Collegiate FFA enhances the collegiate experience through service and engagement to create talented leaders, enable personal growth and ensure career success. As the first community college in the state to establish a Collegiate FFA club, WCC joins the ranks of North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University and Mount Olive University that offer the only other collegiate chapters in the state.