Overview:
ARC's horticulture department serves professionals, students and members of the community. Horticulture seeks to improve plant culture methods sustainability of the environment, enriching economic vitality, and influencing the quality of life of individuals and their communities. Horticulturists have a broad knowledge of ornamental plants, turf grasses, fruit and non-fruit bearing trees,vines, and shrubs. Horticulture is producing the plants, marketing plants and landscape products, designing, installing and maintaining the outdoor and indoor environments where we live, work, and play.
California's horticulture industry is a multi-billion dollar business that provides opportunities at many different levels for qualified individuals.
ARC's horticulture program prepares students for self-employment, employment, and self-improvement.
Program Information:
The ARC Horticulture Program prepares students to be qualified and meet the challenges for self-employment or
employment in our industry. Production nurseries, retail garden centers, landscape
contractors, landscape designers, parks departments, golf courses, irrigation design and auditing, interiorscapes,
landscape maintenance, arboricultural, horticulture consultation or product sales, are industry opportunity examples.
Students receive a formal education in basic plant science, plant identification, design standards, soil science, and plant diseases and pests. After completing the first year of training, students may elect an option in either landscape or nursery practices.
The ARC Horticulture Program is recognized by industry professional organizations such as CLCA, CANGC and is a test site for the CLCA Landscape Technician Skills Certification. These organizations and those in the community provide additional support by funding annual scholarship assistance for our horticulture majors.
ARC Horticulture also has outstanding facilities and work experience classes with links to the professional community, and our graduates are recognized assets in the industry and at four-year degree institutions.The Landscape Industry Option emphasizes skills and knowledge in the design and installation of landscape hardscapes, plant materials and turf grass, irrigation systems, plant and irrigation maintenance practices, the safe use and maintenance of power equipment and the law and regulations for pest control operations. Work experience is required.
For more information, contact Paul MacGowan at (916) 484-8354 email at: macgowp@arc.losrios.edu
The Nursery Industry Option emphasizes plant propagation techniques, greenhouse management, plant merchandising and installation, maintenance and customer relations. Work experience is required.
For more information, contact Charles Purcell at (916) 484-8354
email at: purcelc@arc.losrios.edu
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