Learn the science of propagating, growing, and managing healthy food and essential plants.
Focus on small-scale crop production
Understanding the basic physiology of plant species is essential to manipulate the growing conditions required to propagate, cultivate, and manage high-value crops, as every plant matters.
This 31-credit hour certificate teaches you how to grow any plant, native or non-native, and the best management practices for pest control and protecting valuable natural resources. Learn by doing and working in both controlled settings and in the field.
- Sowing
- Transplanting
- Grafting
- Budding
- Pest management
- Landscape design and maintenance
One-of-a-kind certificate program in the Kansas City area
Courses at JCCC include a mix of science and technology. In one year, earn a certificate in horticulture sciences through face-to-face, hybrid, and online teachings. Learn in three greenhouses, a plant propagation room, and a work center head house.
Get involved in the JCCC’s Horticulture Sciences Student Association, the Hort Club. Hort Club members gain leadership and interpersonal skills by growing and selling plants to support Horticultural Sciences student scholarships
Continue one more year and earn your Horticulture Science, AAS. You may also choose to transfer many of your JCCC credit hours to Kansas State University, or other universities, to pursue a bachelor’s degree or even a master’s degree.
Get a career that uses your plant knowledge
A Horticultural Sciences Certificate can place you ahead of other jobs applicants in specializations like:
- crop production
- nursery management
- landscape maintenance
- golf course management
- private and public gardens management
- garden center and greenhouse operations
- wholesale greenhouse growing
Check out employment projections and salary information at the Power BI Post Graduate Report.
Academic support at JCCC
JCCC Academic Resource Center offers free tutoring and resources in almost any subject. Make an appointment with a Counselor to discuss transferring credits to a four-year college. For resume assistance or to find a job or internship, meet with a Career Coach in the Career Development Center.
Contact info
Lekha Sreedhar , Chair
Phone: 913-469-8500, ext. 3763
Location: Horticultural Science Center 117
Email: lsreedha@jccc.edu
