Accreditation
Contact:
Ed Plaster
Phone: 651.423.8498
E-mail
Matt Brooks
Phone: 651.423.8392
E-mail
Jeff Kleinboehl
Phone: 651.423.8478
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Nursery and Landscape sales have topped $2.1 billion a year and the industry needs an additional 2,200 full-time and 3,200 part-time employees.
At DCTC, you can learn what it takes to become successful in the Landscape and Horticulture industry.
Degrees & Specialties
Landscape Horticulture students may seek either of two awards:
- Associate of Applied Science degree
- A two-year diploma
Both courses have the same required technical courses, but they differ in the number of technical electives and general education requirements.
The diploma program requires students to complete:
- 65 total credits (44 required technical credits, 12 elective technical credits, and 9 general education credits).
- The Diploma option requires the greatest number of technical credits and the least number of general education classes.
The AAS degree requires students to complete:
- 72 total credits (44 required technical credits, 8 technical elective credits, and 20 general education credits).
- The AAS degree option offers opportunity for additional education in non-technical subjects for career success, like communications, and provides for a well-rounded educational experience.
- The AAS degree is considered a high-level credential than a diploma.
Specialties
First year classes expose students to several areas of landscape horticulture with required introductory courses. This provides all students with an essential grounding in all the areas and helps them choose the area that interests them most. Second year students may specialize by selecting one of three specialties offered by the program. These include:
Landscape Construction:
This major specializes in the
practices of installation and maintenance of plantings
and structures in the landscape. Elements of the major
also include the design of landscape structures and
legal issues such as permitting. Landscape construction
begins with a first year sequence of Landscape Construction
I in the fall, followed by Turf and Plant Maintenance
in the spring. The second year student in this major
takes Landscape Construction II and Landscape Surveying
in the fall., and Landscape Irrigation and Lighting
in the spring.
The faculty construction specialist is Jeff Kleinboehl, an MNLA Certified Professional and certified Limited Power Technician.
Landscape Design:
This major specializes in landscape design. Elements of the major include analysis of landscape sites, design creation and rendering, and selling of the landscape to the customer. Landscape design begins with the first year course Landscape Design I. In the fall of the second year, students take Landscape Design II, followed by Design Problems in the spring. Design majors are also encouraged to take our two courses Introduction to Computer Aided Design I and II. Design students may also benefit from taking the second-year construction classes mentioned above.
The faculty design specialist is Matt Brooks, a registered landscape architect and recipient of a Masters of Landscape Architecture degree.
Plant Production:
This major specializes in the production of plants that will be placed into the landscape. Plant production begins with a first year sequence of Nursery Operations in the fall and Greenhouse Operations in the spring. The second year major consists of the courses Nursery and Greenhouse I (fall) and II (spring); both of these focus primarily on greenhouse production. During these courses three crops are produced for sale as a fund raiser and for use around the school, including a Thanksgiving mum sales, a Valentine's day bulb sale, and a bedding plant sale in the spring.
The faculty production specialist is Edward Plaster, an ASHS Certified Professional Horticulturist.
1300 145th Street E.(Co.Rd.42), Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone: 651-423-8544 Fax: 651-423-8555