Landscape Horticulture
Overview
- Delivery: Daytime Classes
- Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
- Location: Rosemount Campus
Degrees, Diplomas & Certificates
- Landscape Horticulture — A.A.S. Degree 72 credits
- Landscape Horticulture — Diploma 64 credits
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Major Description
This program provides the technical and business skills needed to succeed in the landscape industry. First-year students learn the fundamental science and technical skills related to all fields of landscape horticulture. Second-year students may elect to specialize in one of three interest areas:
Work Environment
Landscape professionals design, install and care for residential, commercial and public landscapes. They find work with companies that provide landscape design, construction and maintenance services, as well as garden centers, nurseries, golf courses and municipal parks and public works departments.
Potential Job Titles
- Landscape Designer/Project Manager
- Landscape Construction/Maintenance Supervisor
- Professional Gardener
- Turf & Grounds Manager
- Irrigation Technician
- Plant Production Specialist
- Hardscape Technician
Salary Data
Landscape Designer
- Less Experienced Base Pay: $29,000/year
- More Experienced Base Pay: $50,000/year
(Minnesota—iHireLandscaping.com)
Landscapers and Groundskeepers
- Average Wage: $14/hour
- Top Earners: $20.85/hour
Academic Advisor
- Alison Tauer
Academic Advisor
alison.tauer@dctc.edu
651-423-8384
Dean
- Sherralyn Cox
Dean of Design and Health/Human Services
Instructors
| Jeffrey Kleinboehl | 651-423-8478 | jeffrey.kleinboehl@dctc.edu | BIO |
| Matthew Brooks | 651-423-8392 | matthew.brooks@dctc.edu | BIO |
Related Links:
- Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
- Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA)
- The Land Lovers
