While many students are engaged in full-time day school, you have the option of participating in program courses which are offered in the evenings on a rotating basis. MATC s North Campus in Mequon offers complete design, construction, and equipment laboratories. Instruction on this campus is supported by an extensively landscaped area, which is used in course studies. Students participate in ALCA Field Days each year, and MATC s Hort Club is a very active organization in the college. Career Outlook Horticulturists and landscapers are in steady demand to meet growing requests for installation and maintenance work on commercial, residential, and recreational properties.
Some graduates take positions as specialists or salespeople with garden centers.
Companies supplying products to the horticulture industry are other sources of employment. Job duties may include designing landscapes, installing and maintaining design plans, garden center operations, installing plant material, diagnosing plant problems, operating equipment used in horticulture industries, developing and executing landscape maintenance plans, and estimating costs of labor and materials for job orders. Program curriculum requirements are current as of the printing of this catalog. Upon admission to the program, you will receive a copy of the most current curriculum requirements for graduation. LandCADD Certificate Completion of the two courses in this certificate will prepare you to enter the landscape design industry with the most current skills needed to work in a large landscape horticulture firm.