Landscape Operations, Skills Competency Award (SCA)
Program Overview
Environmental Horticulture Program
Overview
The Environmental Horticulture Program teaches the basic skills and provides state-of-the-art information required to develop a strong foundation for a variety of career specialties within the landscaping, ornamental horticulture, and the regenerative and restoration industry. The program encourages professional standards, a strong work ethic, and environmentally sound management practices.
Program Structure
The Environmental Horticulture (EH) Program is designed to provide the student with the necessary skills at the apprentice level to begin work in a wide range of landscape trades. There are three vocational approaches within the Environmental Horticulture program:
- One-semester Skills Competency Award approach
- Certificate of Achievement approach, where the certificate is awarded after the one-year (two-semester) format is successfully completed
- Certificate can lead to any one of the four two-year A.S. Degree options in:
- Landscape Contracting, C-27 License (satisfying one or more years of State requirements)
- Environmental Landscape Design
- Nursery & Greenhouse Technology
- Ecological Restoration and Management
Skills Competency Award Requirements
Complete all department requirements with a “C” or higher or "P" in each course. Candidates for a Skills Competency Award are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.
Course List
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EH 102 | Soils And Plant Nutrients | 3 |
| EH 105 | Landscape Construction | 3 |
| EH 106 | Greenhouse/Nursery Operations And Practices, Plant Propagation And Plant Recognition | 3 |
| EH 110 | Introduction to Horticulture | 3 |
| EH 290 | Work Experience In Environmental Horticulture |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective uses of soil amendments, mulches, soil activators, soil nutrients, and fertilizer products.
- Demonstrate proper management of water within the landscape, including water conservation and xeriscape principles.
- Demonstrate the ability to read plans, simple surveys, basic hardscape skills, and elevation maps.
- Identify a variety of indoor plants, bedding plants, turf and ground covers, and herbaceous ornamentals.
- Demonstrate how to propagate plants through vegetative and non-vegetative techniques.
- List and explain the factors required for a successful business enterprise.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Environmental Horticulture Program teaches fundamental skills and provides state-of-the-art information for a foundation in landscaping, ornamental horticulture, and the regenerative and restoration industry. The program emphasizes professional standards, a strong work ethic, and environmentally sound management practices.
Careers:
The program prepares students for a range of landscape trades, including:
- Landscape Contracting
- Environmental Landscape Design
- Nursery & Greenhouse Technology
- Ecological Restoration and Management Program graduates may also qualify for expanding job opportunities through the EH Program Skills Competency Award, EH Certificate and Certified Green Gardener, and Associate Degrees.
