Associate degrees in Landscaping and Groundskeeping: A program that prepares individuals to manage and maintain indoor and/or outdoor ornamental and recreational plants and groundcovers and related conceptual designs established by landscape architects, interior designers, enterprise owners or managers, and individual clients. Includes instruction in applicable principles of horticulture, gardening, plant and soil irrigation and nutrition, turf maintenance, plant maintenance, equipment operation and maintenance, personnel supervision, and purchasing.
The degree presents horticultural science and provides skills that relate to the landscape construction and maintenance industry. The program concentrates on plant identification, design, installation, irrigation, maintenance, soils sustainability, and disease and pest certification. Work experience is required.
The requirements for an associate degree in Landscape Construction may be satisfied by completing the Landscape Construction certificate program in addition to the associate degree requirements. Except in cases of a prerequisite requirement, it is not required to take courses in exactly this sequence; they are recommended in this order to facilitate success.
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*First Semester (Fall) units
AGRI 100, Fruit and Nut Production...
The Engineering major with options listed here reflect the requirements for California State University, Chico. Students planning to transfer should contact a counselor for more information on program requirements. Requirements for Transfer General Education Students should work closely with a Butte College counselor for Transfer Program planning and assistance. See pages 111 and 112 for CSU Transfer and General Education requirements. See pages 114...
The course of study is designed to give students thorough and well-balanced training in buying flowers, the art of arranging and selling them to the public and in operating a retail flower shop.
Students who complete the program are qualified for employment in a wide variety of positions. Positions graduates may hold are in both private employment and in the public sector. Private positions include: cut-flower and bedding-plant growers; insecticide,...
Environmental landscaping is more than making the world around us a beautiful place. It‘s about creating environments that function practically and in harmony with nature. It‘s growing plants, designing the spaces, and installing the landscapes. The courses are designed to meet the needs of both the home gardener and the professional gardener wanting to gain more knowledge in environmental landscaping. The field is appealing to those wanting to work...
Environmental landscaping is more than making the world around us a beautiful place. It‘s about creating environments that function practically and in harmony with nature. It‘s growing plants, designing the spaces, and installing the landscapes. The courses are designed to meet the needs of both the home gardener and the professional gardener wanting to gain more knowledge in environmental landscaping. The field is appealing to those wanting to work...
The Associate in Landscape Management develops skill and knowledge in the management of residential, commercial, and industrial landscapes and
gardens. The field of landscape management is one of the fastest growing occupations in the nation and particularly in the San Joaquin Valley. This
program prepares students for work as landscape contractors, turf managers, grounds maintenance managers, pest control operators, and landscape
water auditors....
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