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.

Do you prefer to work outdoors? Don’t like being confined to an office? If so, Gateway’s Arboriculture/Urban Forestry Technician Degree program is the one for you. Almost all the work is conducted outside, working with a variety of tools and machinery. And, if you choose to climb trees, you can have your very own natural “office” with a view every day. Gateway’s Arboriculture/Urban Forestry Technician associate degree provides the hands-on skills and natural resource education for graduates to enter this exciting career field of arborists, urban foresters and related occupations. It offers family-sustaining wages and year-round work with private, corporate or government landowners.

Get ready for a career in the feed, animal nutrition, dairy, farm management, and farm supply areas of agriculture with the Agribusiness/Science Technology – Animal Science degree. Through hands-on training, you’ll learn about animal science, artificial insemination, sire selection, animal nutrition and ration balancing, record keeping, and herd health, as well as marketing, sales, and management. This program will prepare you for a variety of agribusiness careers.

The Associate in Biology Direct Transfer Agreement/Major Related Program degree is intended to prepare students to transfer to Washington’s public four-year colleges and universities and many private colleges with junior standing and the majority of the prerequisites for a Biology major completed.

You’ll be ready for a career in precision agriculture, cropping systems, fertilizer, integrated pest management, farm management, and farm supply areas of agriculture with the Agribusiness/Science Technology – Agronomy degree. Through hands-on learning, you’ll gain skills in integrated pest management, marketing, soil science, nutrient management, crop production, agronomy equipment, Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems (GIS/GPS) technology, and computers, as well as sales and agribusiness. This program will open doors to a variety of agribusiness careers.

Agriculture is a leading industry in South Carolina. This degree allows students interested in agriculture and farming to combine these studies with business skills to improve agricultural ventures' sustainability.

Careers in horticulture are as diverse as the plants we work with! Our programs can teach you to nurture seedlings, grow food, design landscapes, create floral masterpieces, and construct hardscapes. Students have the option to begin in short-term certificate programs or start with an associate degree and transfer to a four-year institution. The curriculum focuses on hands-on learning to prepare you for your future career.

In the not too distant future, organ transplants will be a thing of the past. Doctors will use your DNA to determine treatment options. And these treatments will be available for animals and humans alike. Fueling all of this change is biotechnology. You can be one of these innovators not only by becoming a researcher, but also by following a variety of other career paths, including becoming a...

ATI is a great choice for students seeking degrees in agriculture, horticulture, environmental science, business, construction and hydraulics. ATI ranks #1 in the nation in the awarding of associate degrees in agriculture and related sciences (Community College Week’s Top 100, 2014).

Do you love working with your hands? Have you ever been fascinated with how plants grow or wondered how to establish a well maintained, manicured lawn or landscape? Then a career in horticulture might be right for you!

The Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.) degree at Lamar Community College is designed primarily for those students who wish to pursue a broad program of career and transfer coursework without subject specialisation constraints.

The Associate in Science with an emphasis in Agricultural Education or Soils and Sustainable Crops is designed for students to either transfer specific courses or a complete associate degree to the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson University to count toward a four-year degree.

Precise control, measurement, and application strategies through technology are significant in the agriculture industry. CVTC’s program gives students real-life practise utilizing the latest technology used in agronomy.

In the Biological Sciences, you will investigate the life processes of humans, animals, and plants. You will understand the life cycles of which you are apart. Your work will contribute to the general flow of scientific progress.

This is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelors degree in biology or a related discipline. If you are interested in a career in biological research, science, education and wildlife management this degree is for you. You will have a unique opportunity to work in a variety of research labs to obtain real-world experience.