Program

Associate of Applied Science in Landscape Management

Major landscape companies across the country have an increasing need for qualified managers to join their staff. Hocking College’s unique Landscape Management program will teach you the skills of landscape design, horticulture, supervision and leadership and project development. You will be prepared to construct and maintain landscapes using the latest technology and sustainable resource management principles.

Program Outcomes

The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Landscape Management:

• Identifies landscape plants, with and without keys/field guides, and knows basic life histories;
• Prepares beds properly for planting, including digging, tilling, fertilizing, and mulching;
• Provides customer service and client education related to landscape ecology and sustainability;
• Maintains landscaped facilities and environments;
• Applies business management skills;
• Practices appropriate landscape industry safety standards (operates and maintains basic machinery safely); and,
• Obtains and maintains professional certifications and licensures related to the landscape industry.
• Communicates and works effectively with diverse groups and cultures.
• Creates and implements sustainable landscape design.
• Demonstrates technical skills that meet landscape industry standards.
• Installs various landscape  components following industry standards (hardscapes, carpentry, irrigation, turf, lighting)
• Maintains ethical standards.

Curriculum

Career Opportunities

Endless opportunities exist for graduates of the Landscape Management program. Graduates find employment as landscape crew leader, arborist, nursery technician, irrigation foreman, hardscape estimator, climber, specialty gardener, lawn care technician, plant health care technician, tree farm manager and landscape sales.

Occupation Profile