Environmental Horticulture

Learn plant identification, greenhouses, plant propagation, landscaping, soils, pruning and botany. Through time spent in practical hands-on training, students will learn to propagate, seed, transplant, design landscape plans, and maintain a variety of plants.

This program provides students with knowledge and skills needed for jobs with nurseries, greenhouses, landscape firms, garden centers, and park departments. Industry-based training experience is an option. No prerequisite courses required. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Environmental Horticulture AAS graduates will:

• Be prepared for employment in landscaping firms, garden centers, nurseries, public and private gardens and greenhouses.
• Be prepared for WSNLA and PlantAmnesty certification exams.
• Focus on environmentally responsible practices
• Provide excellent customer service.

Industry-based training experience is an option. No prerequisite courses required. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

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Degrees and Certificates	Length of Program	Admission Dates
Environmental Horticulture AAS	102 - 105 credits 6 quarters	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Environmental Horticulture Certificate of Proficiency	84 credits 4 quarters	Fall, winter, spring, summer

Horticulture/Floristry Option can be found on the Floristry Web site.