This training will develop the student's skills in landscape planting and construction, crew supervision, propagation and wholesale growth of plants, sales of plant materials and supplies, operation and care of equipment, turf management, and arboriculture. This program is designed to prepare individuals for employment in the landscape contracting or nursery industries as Landscape Construction Technicians, Landscape Construction Supervisors, Nursery Production Technicians, or Nursery Production Supervisors. Landscape employees construct and install landscapes and landscape components for commercial and residential sites. Nursery employees produce and maintain plant materials for the landscape industry. This program includes coursework in plant and soil science, landscape installation and maintenance, retaining wall design and construction, surface design and construction, deck design and construction, landscape power equipment, and nursery production practices.
Complementary coursework is offered in communications, computer applications, and customer service.