Program Overview

MCC’s Horticulture Program provides high-quality educational opportunities for students in the areas of landscape design and management, turf management, gardening, greenhouse crop production, fruit and vegetable crop production, interiorscaping and floral design.

Growing and caring for vegetables, fruits, flowers, turf, and ornamental trees and shrubs is a rapidly growing, multimillion dollar industry in Illinois. With increasing urbanization, demand is expected to continue for well- trained workers at all levels.

MCC prepares students for the growing industry through an AAS degree in horticulture with specialties in floral design, greenhouse, landscape, and urban agriculture. Certificates are available in floral design, gardening, greenhouse, landscape management, and turf and golf course management.

Students come away with a solid knowledge of plant production and maintenance, ready for positions in flower shops, greenhouses, garden centers, golf courses, parks, nurseries, turf and landscape businesses, interiorscape maintenance companies, fruit and vegetable production operations, and the seed and supply industry.

The AAS degree requires an internship that gives students insight into the day-to-day operations of running a flower shop, landscape design or other horticulture business.

For more information, visit: www.mchenry.edu/horticulture

The primary purpose of an Associate in Applied Science degree is to prepare students for employment. The AAS degree is not designed specifically for transfer; however, there are opportunities to apply some coursework or the whole degree to a bachelor’s degree program. For more information, see an academic advisor and the department chair.

Horticulture, AAS Sample Semester Plan

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