Since recent growth in enrollment in colleges of agriculture has been made up of an increasing proportion of students without a farm or rural background, colleges of agriculture should look at course offerings to see if they meet students' needs. To examine the attitudes of students with nonfarm backgrounds who were majoring in agriculture, a questionnaire on career orientations was given to 90 freshmen students and 106 seniors at Clemson University during 1975-76. Results showed that more seniors had lived on a farm most of their lives than freshmen. Comparing farm and city students' responses indicated a higher proportion of city students wished to continue education beyond the bachelor's degree. Both city and farm students had been most influenced by personal interest in selecting their majors, but city students listed job opportunities as the next most influential factor, while farm students listed personal job experience. As far as career potential, more than 80% of both farm and city students felt agriculture was a growing industry, but more city students saw in it a high potential for making money and for advancement opportunities. Further research might compare farm and city students' attitudes about agriculture with attitudes about other specific career choices. (RS)