Horticulture - Mercer County Community College

Horticulture from Mercer County Community College is a Campus Certificate Horticulture degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. Horticulture is a profession that combines the creativity of design with the knowledge of science and the practical experience of making projects successful. Hands-on classes conducted in a complex of two greenhouses, surrounding gardens, and an extensive campus grounds are designed to prepare graduates to excel in a rapidly expanding horticulture industry. Excellent positions are available for trained professionals with strong backgrounds in the specialties covered at Mercer. Successful graduates will be able to: identify, propagate, and care for at least 300 different woody and herbaceous plant specimens; implement a soils management plan using modern irrigation and nutrient control techniques; properly apply common pesticides and fertilizers to achieve optimum growing conditions for plants and crops; produce and manage common greenhouse crops; practice integrated pest management. Some graduates enter the profession immediately upon graduation, securing employment in nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers, landscape firms, golf courses, flower shops, and a variety of other businesses. Others elect to transfer to four-year institutions such as Delaware Valley College, Temple University, and Rutgers University. View more details on Mercer County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Horticulture courses.