Technical Certificate
Contact Information: Program Office 615-353-3348, Office: D-17, E-mail: Christina.Asher@nscc.edu, Program Site

The Horticulture curriculum prepares students for a variety of employment opportunities in the Green Industry. The program includes technical knowledge and hands-on skills, learning to implement a variety of horticultural tasks, and instruction in high-quality service that meets the standard of the industry.

Graduates of the program should be able to:

• Identify and appropriately use landscape materials;
• Design and construct residential and recreational landscapes;
• Maintain residential, commercial and recreational landscapes;
• Identify and control plant pests and diseases, including the proper use of pesticides; and
• Learn management techniques to operate a horticultural business.

Career Opportunities

• Landscape Designer
• Landscaper (installation, maintenance)
• Arborist
• Turfgrass Manager
• Nurseryperson
• Retail Sales
• Horticultural Consultant
• Pest Control

Transfer/Advising

This certificate is designed so that a student can apply all of the required courses towards a Nashville State A.A.S. degree in General Technology with a focus in Horticulture. For a student who plans to apply the certificate towards an A.S. university parallel degree, the student should consult his/her advisor about transferability of courses.

Two tracks are available: the Landscaping Track or Landscaping Design Track