Horticulture Degree and Certificates - Southwestern Illinois College

Be Career Ready in Two Years or Less

Put your green thumb to good use! Earn your Horticulture degree or certificates by training for a career growing flowers, fruits and vegetables, plus soil and turf management.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Core courses for the Horticulture degree include:

  • Garden Center & Nursery Management
  • Greenhouse Management
  • Identification & Use of Ornamentals
  • Turf Management
  • Supervised Intern Employment
  • Horticultural Diagnostics
  • Supervised Intern Employment
  • Landscaping
  • Horticulture Project
Horticulture Certificate

For this certificate, you will learn:

  • Identification & Use of Ornamentals
  • Greenhouse Management
  • Media & Fertility