Associate Degree in Horticulture - Agriculture
Lynnwood, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 3,772 / per quarter *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Edmonds College offers one of the longest-running and most well-known horticulture programs in Western Washington. For more than 50 years, the Horticulture Department has been providing top-quality graduates to the landscape and nursery industry. Our instructors are experienced horticulture professionals. All students receive training in the foundations of horticulture science such as botany, plant identification, and soil science. Specialty areas include landscape design, nursery, and greenhouse management, sustainable landscape management, and urban agriculture.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please contact us for more information.
Curriculum
- Horticulture Plant Science
- Broadleaf Plant Identification
- Conifer Plant Identification
- Deciduous Plant Identification
- Soil Science and Conservation
- Pest Management Programming
- Pruning
- Introduction to Plant Pests
- Landscape Appreciation
- Interior Plants
- Special Topics: Horticulture
- Fall Garden Practices
- Spring Garden Practices
- Horticulture Tools and Materials
- Careers Seminar
- Introduction to the Nursery and Greenhouse
- Individual Project in Horticulture
- Special Projects: Horticulture
- Native Plants in the Landscape
- Fine Gardening Practicum
- Spring Flowering Herbaceous Plants
- Summer Flowering Herbaceous Plants
- Fall Flowering Herbaceous Plants
- Plants in the Landscape
- Design Presentation
- Container Gardening
- Field Sketching
- Plant Propagation
- Grafting
- Seed Propagation Lab
- Hardwood Cuttings Lab
- Nursery and Greenhouse Operations
- Vegetable and Herb Production: Winter
- Introduction to Arboriculture
- Vegetable and Herb Production: Spring
- Vegetable and Herb Production: Summer
- Fruit and Nut Production: Winter
- Introduction to Restoration Ecology
- Restoration Horticulture
- Low Impact Landscaping
- Fruit and Nut Production: Spring
- Fruit and Nut Production: Summer
- Special Topics: Horticulture
- Permaculture Design
- Landscape Design I
- Landscape Design II
- CADD for Landscape
- Horticulture Business Practices
- Restorative Design Solutions
- Aquaponic Systems and Food Production
- Garden Structures
- Hardscapes: Brick, Concrete, and Stone
- Landscape Lighting
- Landscape Construction Design
- Weed Identification and Management
- Sustainable Lawn Installation
- Sustainable Lawn Management
- Groundcovers
- Irrigation Design
- Landscape Maintenance and Renovation
- Low Volume Irrigation
- Internship in Horticulture
- Research in Sustainable Horticulture
- Final Project in Horticulture
- Greenhouse/Nursery Practicum I
- Greenhouse/Nursery Practicum II
- Individual Project in Horticulture
Career Opportunities
- Nursery and greenhouse manager
- Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- Landscape Designer
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