N.C. Cooperative Extension—Avery County Center (661 Vale Road, Newland, NC) will host a pesticide applicator school on Wednesday and Thursday, April 2nd and 3rd, 2025. The school will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end approximately at 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 3rd , the school will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:00 p.m. Exams will be administered at 1:00 p.m.
There will not be a fee for the pesticide school in 2025.
The exam fee schedule is listed below (these fees apply to all test participants regardless of license type):- Core, Dealer, Worker Protection Designated Trainer, Aerial, and Consultant. $50.00 each
- Ornamental and Turf, Right of Way, Forestry, Public Health, Ag Pest Animal, Pet Grooming, Poultry, Ag Pest Plant, Seed Treatment, Demonstration and Research, Wood Treatment, Regulatory, and Aquatic $20.00 each
- Private $10.00
All exam fees will be collected on the day of the exam; check or money order payable to NCDA&CS or exact cash (unable to make change) are the only acceptable forms of payment at this time. Receipts will be provided. We are unable to accept any form of Credit or Debit cards at this time for in-person exams. Testers will need to bring their own pencils and calculators (you cannot use your phone as a calculator).
Our office has a limited number of Pesticide education books necessary to pass the exam. These are loaned out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please contact N.C. Cooperative Extension-Avery County Center at 828-733-8270 for additional information and instructions on registering for the Pesticide School and Exam.
