2024-2025 College Catalog

Horticulture AAS

Horticulture AAS (Major Code: EH13)

Program Description

The Environmental Horticulture program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in environmental horticulture. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills.

Career Information

Career Projections

Agricultural & Food Science Technicians
Projected Growth Locally: 24.9%
Projected Growth Nationally: 12.6%
Estimated Starting Salaries: $35,000/year

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Projected Growth Locally: 20.4%
Projected Growth Nationally: -2.4%
Estimated Starting Salaries: $25,000/year

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Projected Growth Locally: 12.7%
Projected Growth Nationally: 15.6%
Estimated Starting Salaries: $30,000/year

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Projected Growth Locally: 6%
Projected Growth Nationally: 11.2%
Estimated Starting Salaries: $35,000/year

 

 

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Admission Requirements

General College Admissions Requirements

Blood and Airborne Pathogens

Students enrolled in Category I and II programs at Atlanta Technical College will be performing tasks in which there is a normal occurrence for exposure to blood, other potentially infectious body materials, and airborne pathogens.

These tasks will be performed in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical activities for each occupational training program/course. Students will be required to present documentation of Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis immunizations as a result of potential occupational exposure. Students should contact their program directors for more information. Policies and procedures regarding blood and airborne pathogens may be reviewed at https://tcsg.edu/tcsgpolicy/tcsg_policy_manual.pdf.

Program Contact Information

Niamke Shropshire-Boykin
Horticulture Program Coordinator+Instructor, Health & Public Safety Technology
nsboykin@atlantatech.edu
PH: 404.225.4644

Program Length and Cost

Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 5 terms
Program Credit Hours: 60
Estimated Program Cost: $11,710

Required Courses

 

General Education Courses (15 Credits)

Area I – Language Arts/Communication- (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences- (3 Credits)

Select an Area II Social/Behavioral Sciences course:

General Education Courses - Associate Degree

XXXX xxxxSocial-Behavioral Science Elective

3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics- (3 Credits)

Select one of the following Math Courses

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Or

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

Or

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

Or

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts- (3 Credits)

Select an Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts course:

General Education Courses - Associate Degree

XXXX xxxxHumanities-Fine Arts Elective

3

General Education Core Elective- (3 Credits)

XXXX xxxx Program Specific Advisor Guided Electives

3

Occupational Courses (21 Credits)

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

HORT 1000Horticulture Science

3

HORT 1010Woody Plant Identification I

3

HORT 1020Herbaceous Plant Identification

3

HORT 1080Pest Management

3

XXXXOccupational Elective

3

Course Cluster (3 Hours)

HORT 1150Environmental Horticulture Internship

3

Or

HORT xxxxHORT Elective (3 Credits)

3

Horticulture Specializations (24 Credits)

Chose One Track:

General Horticulture Specialization- 8GH3 (24 Credits)

Guided Elective (3 Credits)
HORT xxxxHORT Elective (3 Credits)

3

Horticulture Courses (21 Credits)

Chose from the courses listed below, not used for another requirement, for a minimum of 21 credits:

HORT 1030Greenhouse Management

4

HORT 1041Landscape Construction

4

HORT 1050Nursery Production and Management

4

HORT 1060Landscape Design

4

HORT 1070 Landscape Installation

4

HORT 1100Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

3

HORT 1110Small Scale Food Production

4

HORT 1120Landscape Management

4

HORT 1140Horticulture Business Management

3

HORT 1160Landscape Contracting

3

HORT 1200Arboriculture Science

4

HORT 1250Plant Production and Propagation

4

HORT 1310Irrigation and Water Management

4

HORT 1330Turfgrass Management

4

HORT 1410Soils

3

HORT 1420Golf Course Design Construction and Management

3

HORT 1430- Advanced Landscape Design

4

HORT 1440Landscape Grading and Drainage

4

HORT 1500Small Gas Engine Repair and Maintenance

4

HORT 1560Computer-Aided Landscape Design

4

HORT 1680Woody Plant Identification II

3

HORT 1690Horticulture Spanish

3

HORT 1700Large Equipment Operation

3

HORT 1720Introductory Floral Design

4

HORT 1750Interiorscaping

4

HORT 1730Advanced Floral Design

4

HORT 1800Urban Landscape Issues

3

HORT 2249Flower Shop Management

3

HORT 2500Specialty Landscape Construction

4

Landscape Specialization- 8L13 (24 Credits)

HORT 1041Landscape Construction

4

HORT 1060Landscape Design

4

HORT 1120Landscape Management

4

HORT 1330Turfgrass Management

4

HORT 1310Irrigation and Water Management

4

HORT xxxxHORT Elective (4 Credits)

4

Floral Management Specialization- 8FM3 (24 Credits)

HORT 1720Introductory Floral Design

4

HORT 1750Interiorscaping

4

HORT 1730Advanced Floral Design

4

HORT 2249Flower Shop Management

3

HORT xxxxHORT Elective (3 Credits)

3

HORT xxxxHORT Elective (3 Credits)

3

HORT xxxxHORT Elective (3 Credits)

3

Total Credit Hours: 60

 

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will be able to perform skills and use equipment necessary to propagate, transplant, fertilize, irrigate, prune, and otherwise regulate growth of plants produced in the nursery and greenhouse.
2. Graduates will be able to recognize, name, and understand management requirements for plants commonly grown and greenhouse industry and their associated pests.
3. Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of government regulations related to nursery and greenhouse operations, workplace safety, water regulations, pesticide safety, and crop sanitation requirements to effectively manage a nursery or greenhouse.
4. Graduates will be able to identify pests that infest and inhibit healthy growth of turf and ornamental plants and specify appropriate IPM (Integrated Pest Management) methods to control such pests.
5. Graduates will be able to maintain ornamental plants in the residential/commercial environment using techniques such as pruning, trimming, planting, and transplanting.
6, Graduates will be able to identify various trees, shrubs, and perennials used in garden installations, using both the common and botanical names, and the cultural requirements for each plant.
7. Graduates will be able to create a landscape design using the principles of design and a variety of graphic skills.