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Dec 03, 2024
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Catalog 2024-2025
Greenhouse/Agricultural Production Certificate
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Short Description
This Certificate option is for individuals interested in obtaining an entry-level position as a grower’s assistant with a greenhouse firm. Greenhouse production and management are emphasized along with care, maintenance, and identification of plants most commonly grown in a greenhouse environment.
Type of Credential
Credit Certificate
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.
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:
Semester Sequence
This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .
Greenhouse Productions Semester Sequence
Courses Needed for This Program*
Program Requirements and Electives - 30 Credits
Program Electives:
- HORT Elective 3 Credit(s).
Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 30*
Notes
*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.
** HORT 183 and HORT 283 required for Agricultural concentration of the Greenhouse/Agricultural Production Certificate.
Program Description
This Certificate option is for individuals interested in obtaining an entry-level position as a grower’s assistant with a greenhouse firm. Greenhouse production and management are emphasized along with care, maintenance, and identification of plants most commonly grown in a greenhouse environment.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- develop management strategies for the production of nursery and greenhouse crops;
- perform identification, care, and maintenance for commonly grown crops in the nursery and greenhouse environment; and
- qualify for an entry-level position as a grower’s assistant.
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