Horticulture

Certificate of Completion

This Horticulture program is a short-term (typically one year) noncredit program. It is a career technical education program designed to prepare students for work in entry level horticultural fields, such as nursery, garden center, or landscape maintenance employment. The program will also aid students in preparing for college level courses in Horticulture.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities include working in fields related to retail nurseries and garden centers, wholesale nurseries or plant growers, landscape maintenance with either landscape contractors or various public agencies, interior plantscaping and plant rentals, and urban agriculture.

Required Core: (128 Hours)
Units

Course	Hours
NHRT 201 (Fundamentals of Horticulture)	32
NHRT 202 (Landscape and Garden Maintenance)	32
NHRT 203 (Nursery and Garden Center Practices)	32
NHRT 204 (Landscape and Garden Planning)	32

 

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Hours	128