Upon completion of the Horticulture Program students will have the knowledge, skills and experience to work with plant material in multiple applications and multiple fields in the Landscaping and Nursery industries. Students will be qualified for careers in Landscape Design, Landscape Contracting, Landscape Maintenance, Arboriculture, Nursery practices, and Irrigation and Water Management.

Program Outcomes

1. Use knowledge of various plant materials to better design and maintain an outdoor garden or landscape.
2. Describe man’s relationship with plants for food and environmental enhancement.
3. Describe current sustainability issues in Southern California and how good horticultural practices will improve long term sustainability.
4. Use knowledge of a particular chosen plant, greenhouse systems and propagation practices to successfully produce a healthy crop by a target date.
5. Use knowledge of site conditions, drafting skills, client needs, and various plant and building materials to solve a design problem.

Review Certificate Requirements

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Transfer students should also take BIOL A183L Botany Lab.

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.