Horticulture

Horticulture combines art and skill with science and technology for sustainable growing, distributing and using plants, fruits and vegetables. Landscapes, homes and public buildings are surrounded by horticulture. Graduates, depending on their specialization, become experts in disciplines such as fruit and vegetable production, landscape design and management and golf course and sports turf management.

Concentrations

 

Involvement

Willow Lakes Student Farm is a 7-acre farm where students learn vegetable and fruit production, while focusing on sustainable production of diversified specialty crops and building community through agriculture. Vegetables, fruits and mushrooms are served in the residence halls and sold to the campus community. Our Horticulture Club grows plants for fundraising, performs community service and hosts industry leaders to provide professional development for members. The student chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents of America travels annually to the Golf Industry Show, and the student chapter of the National Association of Landscape Professionals travels annually to compete.

 

Possible Careers
  • Ecologist
  • Fruit & Vegetable Grower
  • Golf & Sports Turf Manager
  • Landscape Designer
  • Nursery/Greenhouse Manager
  • Plant Specialists
Interests
  • Active Outdoor Lifestyle
  • Environment
  • Floriculture
  • Food Production
  • Natural Resources
  • Preserving Natural Habitats

$50,000 average starting salary
average class size of 25 students
95% placement rate

 

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