 Official Alabama Cooperative Extension System logo (2012) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1914 |
| Jurisdiction | Alabama |
| Headquarters | Auburn, Alabama and Normal, Alabama |
| Employees | 800 |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Alabama A&M University and Auburn University |
| Website | http://www.aces.edu/ |
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama Extension) provides educational outreach to the citizens of Alabama on behalf of the state's two land grant universities: Alabama A&M University (state's 1890 land-grant institution) and Auburn University (1872 land-grant institution).[1]
The system employs more than 800 faculty, professional educators, and staff members operating in offices in each of Alabama's 67 counties and in nine urban centers covering the major regions of the state.[2][3] In conjunction with the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, the system also staffs six extension and research centers located in the state's principal geographic regions.[2]
Since 2004, "Alabama Extension" has functioned primarily as a regionally based system in which the bulk of educational programming is delivered by agents operating across a multi-county area and specializing in specific fields. County extension coordinators and county agents (where they are funded), continue to play integral roles in the extension mission, working with regional agents and other extension personnel to deliver services to clients within their areas.[2]