General Agriculture Program

 

 Program Description

 

This is one and two-year certificate program within the General Agriculture Program. Students will learn the basics of plant and soil nursery and greenhouse management. The Greenhouse Management program is available for both A.M. and P.M. sessions year-round.

 

 Course Descriptions

 

V09 Greenhouse Management 1 (30 credits)
Course teaches practices in greenhouse management and greenhouse crops, and nursery garden center management. Classroom lectures and practices are combined with hands-on applications in the greenhouse and in the field. Students gain knowledge in greenhouse crops and production, greenhouse industry and history, soils, plant propagation, growth regulators, classification and identification, pest management, and horticultural business management.

V10  Greenhouse Management 2 (30 credits)
Instruction emphasizes work in floral design, interior plants, annuals, bulbs, grasses and perennials, including experimental design of plants. Students will propagate, manage, and sell greenhouse plants. Prerequisite: V09.

 

 Leadership Opportunities

 
Future Farmers of America, or FFA, is the career and technical education student leadership organization which is offered to all students in this program.  FFA is a national organization which promotes technical and leadership skills in all agricultural and horticultural related areas.
 

 Contact

 

Greenhouse and Plant Identification:
720.561.5094

 

 Instructors