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Landscape Horticulture
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Overview
Are you looking for a career that combines art and science,
provides a balance between physical and intellectual work,
and gets you out of the office and in contact with nature?
Consider landscape horticulture.
The SSCC Landscape Horticulture Program provides:
- Immediate job skills
- The program combines lecture, hands-on
application, field trips and projects.
- Arboretum - a 5-acre outdoor classroom and laboratory.
- Greenhouse nursery production facility
- Retail Garden Center
- Industry internships
- Annual hiring event
- International internship opportunities at the Royal Horticultural
Society Garden—Harlow Carr northern England. See internship
details. (PDF)
New Courses In: |
- Permaculture
- Ecological Restoration
- Edibles
- Irrigation Training
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Related Resources:
Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions
(PDF)
Program Details
Career Pathway Map (PDF) |
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Career opportunities exist in:
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Landscape design and construction
- Sustainable land management
- Landscape maintenance
- Arboriculture (tree care)
- Greenhouse management
- Nursery management
- Plant propagation
- Parks management
- Retail garden center management
- Golf course maintenance
- Turf maintenance
- Irrigation
- Ecological restoration
- Permaculture
- Many opportunities for self-employment
Full-Time Faculty:
Sarah Skamser: (206)934-6718 ~
Sarah.Skamser@seattlecolleges.edu
Instructor and Program Coordinator
B.S., Landscape Horticulture, Michigan State University
Washington Certified Landscaper
Washington Certified Nursery Professional
Community College Teaching Certificate
Permaculture Design Certificate
Van Bobbitt: (206)934-6717 ~
Van.Bobbitt@seattlecolleges.edu
Instructor and Arboretum Coordinator
B.A., Botany, Central Washington University
M.S., Agriculture, California Polytechnic State University
Certificate in Public Relations, University of Washington
California Certified Nursery Professional
ISA Certified Arborist
Community College Teaching Certificate
Oregon Tilth Accredited Organic Land Care Practitioner
Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide License
Contact Information:
Technical Education Office
South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Avenue S.W.
Seattle, WA 98106-1499
(206)934.5344
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