Horticulture
01.0601 APPLIED HORTICULTURE/HORTICULTURAL
OPERATIONS, GENERAL
(PDE APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY)
The Horticulture program has a combination of organized subject matter and practical experiences that prepares individuals to produce, process and market plants, shrubs and trees used principally for ornamental, recreational and aesthetic purposes and to establish, maintain and manage horticultural enterprises. Instruction emphasizes knowledge, understanding and application important to establishing, maintaining and managing horticultural enterprises such as arboriculture, floriculture, greenhouse operation and management, landscaping, nursery operation and management and turf management.
CAREER PATHS
- Landscape Architect
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- Agricultural Worker
- Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Pennsylvania leads the country in mushroom growing. The 68 mushroom
farms in the state produced 63 percent of all those in the United States.
INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS
Students can earn the following industry- recognized credentials:
- OSHA Certification- Agriculture via CareerSafe
- Certified Landscape Technician (CLT) via Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
- Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist (PCH) via Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
- Worker Protection Standard Training via US Environmental Protection Agency Region III
- Landscape Safety via Greenius