Nov 21, 2024

Catalog 2024-2025

Turf and Landscape Maintenance Certificate

Location(s): Dundalk

Important Information

Short Description

This Certificate focuses on the identification, care and maintenance procedures of turf and ornamental plants used in landscaping. Students will develop the skills necessary to qualify for a position as a turf or landscape maintenance technician.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

799

Contacts and Additional Information

Program Coordinator:

CCBC Dundalk, Bradley W. Thompson
443-840-3754 or bthompson3@ccbcmd.edu

Sustainable Horticulture Office
443-840-3787

Additional Information:

Statewide Programs (5): Sustainable Horticulture A.A.S. Degree; Basic Horticulture Technician Certificate; Greenhouse/Agricultural Production Certificate; Landscape Installation, Maintenance and Design Certificate; and Turf and Landscape Maintenance Certificate.
Classes offered at the Dundalk Campus and Hunt Valley Center.
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment - For Sustainable Horticulture, see Departmental Exam. Several General Education classes also have Prior Learning Assessment opportunities.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements - While there are no program-specific agreements, see other types of agreements such as guaranteed admission, block transfer, and discounts.

Pathway

Mathematics and Science Pathway

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps are a tool to provide students with a clear understanding of which courses to take and the order in which to complete them. Curriculum Maps help define a student’s individual path towards graduation, ensuring their time and efforts are not spent on credits that fall outside their program of study.

Each map identifies critical courses that must be completed in order to progress through the program and graduate. Curriculum Maps come complete with helpful hints for students - like recommended course electives and a reminder to apply to graduate.

Select the link(s) below to view the Curriculum Map(s) for this program:

Turf and Landscape Maintenance Certificate Curriculum Map

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 30 Credits

Program Requirements:

BIOL 104 - Introductory Botany 4 Credit(s).
HORT 110 - Woody Ornamentals I 3 Credit(s).
HORT 111 - Herbaceous Plant Materials 2 Credit(s).
HORT 115 - Soils and Fertilizers 3 Credit(s).
HORT 117 - Integrated Pest Management 3 Credit(s).
HORT 123 - Turf Management 3 Credit(s).
HORT 127 - Introduction to Sustainable Horticulture 3 Credit(s).
HORT 130 - Residential Forestry 3 Credit(s).
HORT 134 - Landscape Installation, Construction and Maintenance 3 Credit(s).
HORT 210 - Woody Ornamentals II 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 30*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development 101 . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

describe identification, care, and maintenance procedures of turf and ornamental plants used in the landscape; and
qualify for a position as a turf or landscape maintenance technician.