Floristry Program

Notice: This program is no longer accepting new students. It will be closed after Spring Quarter 2009.

This program prepares students to work as flower shop assistants/floral designers. Students will learn to use fresh, dried and silk flowers in practical and contemporary design. Experience in sales and service, care of floriculture materials, wire service marketing, financial accounting for the floral shop, blooming and house plant identification and care, shop maintenance, special event sales and designing for weddings, funerals and holidays will prepare the student to be a flower shop professional and a floral designer.

Floristry graduates will:

• Be prepared for a wide range of entry-level careers in Floristry.
• Provide proper care and handling for cut flowers and foliages commonly used in industry.
• Create a variety of contemporary designs used in industry.
• Perform excellent customer service.

The AAS degree requires a foundation of 44 credits in Environmental Horticulture. The Certificate has no prequisite courses required. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Degrees and Certificates	Length of Program	Admission Dates
Horticulture/Floristry Option AAS	114 credits 2 years	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Floristry Certificate of Completion	39 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer

Brochure

You can also download the program's brochure. (8.8Mb PDF file, opens a new window.)