Program: Horticulture
The Horticulture program provides students with the training and practical experience for an entry-level position as well as continuing education for those working in the horticulture industry.
Career Opportunities
This field of concentration is designed to furnish students with knowledge of the entry-level skills necessary to embark upon a career in the horticulture industry. It includes an emphasis on practical applications leading to career advancement. It also provides a partial lower-division preparation for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in this field.
This Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for an entry-level position in a variety of horticulture/landscape/nursery industry positions and will serve as a foundation for specialization.
This Associate Degree will prepare students for career advancement once a certificate has been earned. Appropriate course selection will also facilitate transfer in a related major.
Degrees & Certificates
Horticulture (AS + Cert) Curriculum Guide
Associate in Science (AS), Horticulture
This field of concentration is designed to furnish students with knowledge of the entry-level skills necessary to embark upon a career in the horticulture industry. It includes an emphasis on practical applications leading to career advancement. This Associate Degree will prepare students for career advancement once a certificate has been earned. Appropriate course selection may also facilitate transfer in a related major.
Program Learning Outcomes:
- Distinguish 100 landscape plants suitable for different landscape situations with proper cultural practices.
- Demonstrate safe and efficient competence with hand and power tools used in the trade.
- Demonstrate fundamental technical skills to cultivate and manage edible and ornamental plants in horticultural production systems.
- Demonstrate fundamental landscaping principles to layout and install residential gardens.
Certificate of Achievement, Horticulture
This Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for an entry-level position in a variety of horticulture, landscape, and nursery positions and will serve as a foundation for specialization.