Approximately 90 hours of attendance are needed to complete each course, although completion depends upon your entry-level skills and rate of progress in the class. You also must conform to dress codes and other standards required by the training site management. Landscape Design classes are offered at Southwestern CC during the evening. The Landscape Equipment Installation courses provide you with entry-level training or the opportunity to upgrade your present job skills in landscape, irrigation, and water management systems. Students should be proficient in English and have hard toed shoes and work clothes.
Instruction covers irrigation, sprinkler systems and water economy.
Topics include sprinkler installation, fittings, irrigation system assemblage, trenching equipment, and drainage installation. You will use several types of sprinkler and irrigation equipment such as sprinklers, valves, pvc parts and pipe, soldering equipment, and pipe cutters. Between 28 and 90 hours of attendance are needed to complete the courses, depending on the individual course requirements. The Landscape Equipment classes are offered at Southwestern CC . One class is held in the evening, another is on Saturdays.