College Credit Certificate - Landscape and Horticulture Technician
Previous Degree Required: HS Diploma
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): On-Campus, Hybrid
Location(s): Melbourne
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: STEM
Program Code: LTCC
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 01.0605
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 0101060505
The Landscape Horticulture A.S. degree and related certificates will close to new students effective Fall 2025. Current students are encouraged to meet with an advisor to plan remaining courses. The program will no longer accept students starting with the Fall Term 2025 application.
This certificate is associated with the A.S. Landscape and Horticulture Technology degree and offers a sequence of courses that provide coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for a career in the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster. The program provides technical skill proficiency, competency-based applied learning that contributes to work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the landscape and horticulture sector within the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster.
The program can also be used as a starting point by students looking to pursue a traditional four-year degree in agriculture, food and natural resources.
The content includes but is not limited to plant physiology and growth, plant nutrition and fertilization, plant classification and identification, pest control, pruning and shaping plants, maintenance of landscape plants, equipment maintenance, and employability and human relations skills. This program also prepares for certification and licensure as a horticulture professional and landscape technician.
For student success and safety, it is highly recommended that applicants to this program are able to meet the following:
- Students are able to lift 25lbs or greater.
- Students are able to read and understand application labels, warning labels, disposal labels, and instruction labels for various horticulture chemicals.
- Students are able to identify different color codes.
- Students are able to access the plants, ground, and soil.
- Students are able to use various horticulture tools.
- Students are able to work outside in various weather conditions and for extended periods of time.
Refer to the College Credit Certificate overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements.
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Certificate Requirements
The Landscape Horticulture A.S. degree and related certificates will close to new students effective Fall 2025. Current students are encouraged to meet with an advisor to plan remaining courses. The program will no longer accept students starting with the Fall Term 2025 application.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| BOTC 1010 | Botany | 4 |
| HOSC 2010 | Horticulture 1 | 3 |
| IPMC 2323 | Soils and Application of Pesticides and Fertilizers | 3 |
| LDE 2301 | Irrigation Design and Maintenance | 3 |
| ORHC 1510 | Plant Identification | 4 |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| Select one specialization from the following: | 13 | |
| Landscape | ||
| AutoCAD Fundamentals | ||
| Principles of Landscape Design | ||
| Turf and Landscape Maintenance | ||
| Nursery Operations and Management | ||
| OR | ||
| Horticulture | ||
| Principles of Entomology | ||
| Horticulture 2 | ||
| Greenhouse Operations and Management | ||
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |