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“I highly suggest those who are interested in Aquaponics or Integrated Aquaculture to take this course. This course covers the designing, building, and operating process necessary for small scale home production or commercial scale production. Coming from aquaculture background, this course open a new insight for me on how to maximize productivity and sustainability of a RAS farm. Aquaponics definitely will help RAS farm to overcome the economic challenges associated with it. However, for it to be realized, a proper knowledge on designing and running it is required. These are the things provided by this course. Highly recommended.”

“I wanted to take a moment and talk about your class. I truly enjoyed it. I have read a couple books and I took a Nelson and Pade’s class. What set yours apart is the fact that I believe I could sit down and come up with a system that works for me and my needs. I think the most exciting part for me was the DYI section. It makes me want to jump into building a system yesterday. Again, your class was eye opening and very informative. I think it was well laid out for such a complex series of topics. If you were to offer an advanced class, I would be interested in taking it. Great job on the class and best of luck to your operation.”

“Ryan Chatterson’s Aquaponic Engineering and Design course managed to take the mystery out of aquaponics that I think many beginners (myself included) have experienced when trying to piece together a workable solution. The fact that he was able to do this in an easy to understand and follow method speaks volumes for his expertise and commitment to educate all who want to learn. Thanks so much for this course!!”

“To make it short, I strongly recommend this course. Clear accent, clear explanation, lots of details, experience sharing. It has been very nice to attend and definitely a great step in learning AP. Big boost to go ahead and worth the money.”

“The real deal, information that is hard or impossible to get elsewhere, laid out and explained in a clear and concise manner. Worth the money.”

“I have attended many aquaponics classes and this is the most advanced and comprehensive of any of them. Ryan has developed a practical system that can be used everyone, from the small home system to the large commercial farm. His passion and desire for this industry is reflected by his attention to detail and process. His dedication and experience has inspired and equipped me become a serious aquaponics grower.”

“This was the most complete body of knowledge that I have found in 4 years of searching. I now know exactly what is happening at every step of the way. Highly recommend.”

“Among all of the Aquaponics courses I have taken (university courses to regular courses), Ryan's course was the best! I learned in this class more than any other class I have taken before. I have been suggesting the course all over the Middle East and through social media. I think this class will add value for anyone who wants to enter or learn more about the aquaponcis as a technology and the industry. Job well done Ryan!”

“This is a must do course, even with experience there is still so much more that can be learnt from finishing this course. It gives you the confidence in what your doing, gives you the solutions if you don't and the investment in this course will save you money and time in the future to come.”

“The material in this course has been and still is very valuable to me. Ryan has been helping to answer any questions you have during and after the course. Now I have the confidence to design and build a system of my own.”

“The College of Aquaponics and Design courses will provide the concepts, theories and practical steps in designing and building a professional Aquaponic/Aquaculture system. If you want to learn what you need, how much you need, why you need it and how to put everything together in order to create a highly efficient Aquaponic/Aquaculture system, this is the course for you!”

“This is a really excellent course for designing an aquaponic system. From shared knowledge, I apply and change my current small system and experience many good results special with water quality. Ofcourse I will keep practicing more and more to be able to produce more greens.”

“I have been into aquaponics for 5 years now. Spent hundreds of hours searching forums, research papers, etc. online. My system had evolved 3-4 times. I wish this course was available when before I bought the first piece of equipment. Everything needed to design, and operate my system was in ONE place, taught by ONE person. VERY HAPPY I enrolled in Aquaponics Engineering and Design!! Don't think about taking, just take the course!!”

“Almost every dimension of aquaponics is covered in this course. The material is presented in sufficient detail to open the doors for further study, yet not too much detail for those who want to dive straight into building their system. I ran through the course in days not weeks, but l will be sure to keep on referring to this course as my project becomes reality. This is my second aquaponics course and I have learned considerably more than in the first one. Ryan goes the extra mile to answer all your questions and he's no stranger if a student needs an extra little bit of guidance. The downside is that I'm almost too confident and would now skip his recommendation to start with a smaller system. In short? A WORLD CLASS course! Well done and thank you for helping me come one step closer to building my commercial project.”

“Great course covering many things left out by others. I can now design my own AP system from hobby to commercial size, something I would have had to pay others to do previously and now I have the knowledge to design exactly what I require for my own specific situation and location. Ryan answered any personal questions I had providing additional information along the way with any specific items I was struggling with. Great value for money with full knowledge and understanding gained and many years of personal experience shared by Ryan to prevent fatal design errors or costly mistakes. Highly recommended and a must for anyone wanting to get into this field of expertise without learning the long hard painful way or going broke.”

“I came with some knowledge to the course, but it allowed me to better understand the relationship between the fish and plants and how to maximize productivity. If you value your time, the first 5 sessions will pay for itself in time/materials to get up and running instead of trial/error. Highly recommend for all levels, DEFINITELY if you are new to AP.”

“Many aquaponics enthusiasts that I know of think that aquaponics courses are not worth the money. As they attended one of the courses available they felt that the information delivered during the course lacking details, many questions left unanswered after they finished the course. For those of you that are having the same doubts, worry not, this course offered by Ryan Chatterson is nothing like that. In this course you will find many engineering principles behind aquaculture that are crucial for your success in aquaponics. You will be amazed!”

“The whole experience is an eye opener, after taking this course I now see the capabilities to mass-expand in the aquaculture industry. The possibilities are endless I highly recommended this course for the hungry entrepreneur who wants to be their own boss. Ryan has put together some extremely useful information I am confident that anybody who takes this course can start their own aquaponic business. The information taught in this course is extremely useful and now have a different perspective on not only the growing apparatus but also the business approach and how to handle things like a professional.”

“This was a well balanced and extremely useful course. It has helped my a LOT! I would recommend this course for everyone who is interested in starting aquaponics on all scales from the backyard to commercial. This course will give you the fundamentals to succeed in your projects with the minimal waste of your time and money! And if you are like me from another country and English is not your first language this course is well put together for the international student. Kind regards, CC Schutte South Africa Than you Ryan!!!”

“This is my first aquaponics course. Other courses seemed to be more hype and marketing without a lot of content. Ryan quietly brings his lifelong experience and lets his work speak for himself. The beautiful pictures he has of the produce he grows is what caught my attention. The course is geared for your success and offers a clear path to make aquaponics a reality and profitable. In my opinion, week 5 was worth the cost of the course alone. You are shown step by step how to construct components and even a DYI radial flow settler that can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. I really appreciated that Ryan shows you his way and goes into other methods so you can customize your build to your budget, environment, market, preferences, ethics, and procedures. The flexibility of the course allows you to take it at your own pace. I was able to finish in 3 weeks. He allows 2 years of access to the material as well to support your initial build. Ryan makes himself personally available to answer questions. The support groups on social media are inspiring as well. They offer insight to avoid mistakes and offer free advice. If you are on the fence about aquaponics, save yourself hours of searching youtube, avoid the flashy courses without content, and sign yourself up for this course before it gets too in demand and costs more.”

“I have had some basic knowledge with aquaponics and have a greenhouse for home use. Ryan has put together a course that not only answered the questions I had been looking for answers to for a couple years now, it also showed me things I hadn't thought about that are great tools for home gardeners and commercial growers alike. Awesome course and I am excited to put this knowledge to great use. Thank you!!!”

“This course is great for those who already have basic backyard aquaponics or aquaculture experience. It also very helpful for those who want to go into commercial aquaponics. A highly recommended course.”

“The class was great and I can't wait to start my own aquaponics setup now!”