S ince 1896 Auburn University has been educating men and women to fill rewarding roles in the Horticultural industry.
Horticulture is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that offers a wide variety of career choices.
Our graduates go on to become genetic engineers, plant breeders, owners of home garden centers, residential and commercial landscape designers, retail florist shop owners, researchers, professional golfcourse superintendents, or commerxcial greenhouse owners. The list is only as limited as your creativity and talents. We also have our own job placement program which is run by Dr. Harry Ponder. S tudents in Fruit and Vegetable Production gain the knowledge and skills necessary for careers involving the propagation and management of fruits and vegetables. Many of these students will work with commercial vegetable, fruit and nut production, related industries, or in research or extension.