View Landscape Technology A.A.S. (G): 328
View Landscape Technology Certificate (G): 140
Revised : Effective Semester - Fall 2012
This program provides the student with a comprehensive mixture of academic and practical training in the field of ornamental horticulture. The flexible curriculum can accommodate career interests in either landscape contracting or design. Students will learn to design and draft landscape plans; install, construct, and maintain landscapes; and identify, select, and plant woody and herbaceous plants.
Career opportunities include positions as landscape supervisors, nursery managers, landscape contractors, and landscape designers. This program will also serve to expand the knowledge and skills of persons already working in the profession and give the student enough knowledge and experience to establish a private landscape, grounds maintenance, nursery, or greenhouse business.
Courses include those general subjects required for graduation (General Education foundation and distribution requirements); those necessary for acquiring landscaping fundamentals (core requirements); and those that reinforce the student’s area of interest (landscape contracting or landscape design). This program is approved by the Landscape Contractors Association.
| General Education Requirements |
| Foundation Courses |
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English foundation |
3 |
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Health foundation |
1 -3 |
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Mathematics foundation |
3 |
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Speech foundation |
3 |
| Distribution Courses |
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Arts or humanities distribution |
3 |
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Behavioral and social sciences distribution |
3 |
| BI 101 |
General Biology (NSLD) |
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OR
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| LN 100 |
Introduction to Plant Sciences (NSLD) |
4 |
| Program Requirements |
| BA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
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| OR |
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| MG 101 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
| CA 120 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
3 |
| CH 101 |
Principles of Chemistry I |
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OR
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Natural sciences distribution with or without lab |
3-4 |
| EN 101 |
Techniques of Reading and Writing I * |
3 |
| LN 101 |
Introduction to Landscape Technology |
2 |
| LN 108 |
Plant Materials I |
3 |
| LN 109 |
Plant Materials II |
3 |
| LN 118 |
Landscape Management |
3 |
| LN 280 |
Landscape Technology Internship |
2 |
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| Electives (Select 15 Credits) † |
| Landscape Contracting Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 135 |
Landscape Technologies for Stormwater Maintenance |
1 |
| LN 150 |
Introduction to Arboriculture |
1 |
| LN 190 |
Pesticide Use and Safety |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating |
3 |
| LN 210 |
Plant Propagation and Production |
3 |
| LN 215 |
Pest Management |
3 |
| LN 222 |
Turfgrass Management |
3 |
| Landscape Design Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 120 |
Landscape Graphics |
3 |
| LN 130 |
Landscape Design |
3 |
| LN 135 |
Landscape Technologies for Stormwater Maintenance |
1 |
| LN 140 |
Creating Gardens in a Digital Age |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating |
3 |
Total credit hours 60-63 |
* EN 101 if needed for EN 109/109 or general elective.
† Please consult a landscape technology adviser before selecting these courses.
Program Outcomes for the Landscape Technology A.A.S. Degree
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Explain the basic morphology and anatomy of a woody plant.
- Explain the key factors that influence plant growth and seed germination.
- Identify and correct common nutritional and abiotic problems found in the landscape.
- Differentiate the major types of pruning and training used on plant material.
- Design, draft, and implement landscape plans.
- Install, construct, and maintain landscapes.
- Identify over 200 woody and herbaceous plants.
- Identify over 50 common landscape and lawn weeds.
Revised: Effective Semester - Fall 2012
This curriculum provides training, skills, and technical knowledge for landscape industry employees or allows students to obtain positions in the field of ornamental horticulture. Students may train in either landscape contracting or landscape design. Students may enter the job market immediately upon completion of the curriculum or apply earned credits toward an A.A.S. in landscape technology.
Selected courses in this curriculum have been approved by the Maryland Department of Agriculture to prepare the horticultural professional for pesticide application certification in Category III (Turf and Ornamentals). These courses include LN 118, LN 190, LN 215, LN 222, and LN 223. For more information contact the landscape technology adviser or the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
| Landscape Technology Core Requirements (16 credit hours) |
| BA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
|
| OR |
| MG 101 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
| LN 101 |
Introduction to Landscape Technology |
2 |
| LN 108 |
Plant Materials I |
3 |
| LN 109 |
Plant Materials II |
3 |
| LN 118 |
Landscape Management |
3 |
| LN 280 |
Landscape Technology Internship |
2 |
|
| Electives (Select 15 credits) * |
| Landscape Contracting Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 135 |
Landscape Technologies for Stormwater Maintenance |
1 |
| LN 150 |
Introduction to Arboriculture |
1 |
| LN 190 |
Pesticide Use and Safety |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating |
3 |
| LN 210 |
Plant Propagation and Production |
3 |
| LN 215 |
Pest Management |
3 |
| LN 222 |
Turfgrass Management |
3 |
| Sustainable Landscape Design Courses |
| LN 110 |
Herbaceous Plant Materials |
3 |
| LN 115 |
Water Garden Management |
2 |
| LN 120 |
Landscape Graphics |
3 |
| LN 130 |
Landscape Design |
3 |
| LN 135 |
Landscape Technologies for Stormwater Maintenance |
1 |
| LN 140 |
Creating Gardens in a Digital Age |
2 |
| LN 204 |
Landscape Construction Methods and Estimating |
3 |
Total credit hours 31 |
* Please consult a landscape technology adviser before selecting these courses.
Program Outcomes for the Landscape Technology Certificate
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Explain the basic morphology and anatomy of a woody plant.
- Explain the key factors that influence plant growth and seed germination.
- Identify and correct common nutritional and abiotic problems found in the landscape.
- Differentiate the major types of pruning and training used on plant material.
- Design, draft, and implement landscape plans.
- Install, construct, and maintain landscapes.
- Identify over 200 woody and herbaceous plants.
- Identify over 50 common landscape and lawn weeds
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Gainful Employment Disclosure
Institution OPEID: 006911
Program CIP: 01.0601
Program Length: 2 semesters (this does not include time for developmental or AELP courses)
Related Occupations: Nursery and Greenhouse Managers | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Cost:
- Cost for entire program completed in 2 semesters: $4,526
- Total estimated costs for books and supplies for the entire program: $1,200
- More cost information
Montgomery College does not offer on-campus housing
Debt at Program Completion:
Between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012:
- 3 students completed this program; 0 of them had student loan debt upon completing the program
- Median cumulative debt for all students (both borrowers and non-borrowers):
$0 Federal student loan debt
$0 Private loan debt
Program Completion in Normal Time: 0 of 3 students completed the program within 2 semesters
Job Placement: This program is not required to collect job placement information by the college's accrediting agency. This information will be updated as it becomes available.
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Refer to course description pages to identify courses with prerequisites.
Courses in italics meet General Education requirements.