环境园艺计划教授基本技能，并提供所需的最新信息，以为园林绿化，观赏性园艺以及再生和修复行业的各种职业专业打下坚实的基础。该计划鼓励专业标准，强烈的职业道德和无害环境的管理实践。来自整个社区的园艺行业专业人士担任该学院环境园艺咨询委员会的成员。这些动手的专业人员可提供指导，专业知识和领导力，以增强计划对社区和行业需求的响应。他们每年与计划人员，大学行政管理人员和学生代表会面，以审查计划目标。通过这次参与确定课程的内容和内容，以适应景观，观赏园艺和栖息地管理行业的需求。
The A.S. Degree in Environmental Horticulture with an emphasis in Landscape Contracting, prepares the student for obtaining their landscape contractor's license (C-27) and becoming a professional landscape contractor. <br>Learning Outcomes - <br>Explain the soil ecosystem, its formation, structure, maintenance of its health, and relationship to landscape plant growth and vigor.<br>Communicate a functional landscape irrigation system, including plant’s water needs, installation, scheduling, auditing, and troubleshooting. <br>Articulate principles of sustainable landscape design, including soil health maintenance, nutrient replenishment, water efficient irrigation systems, pest management, pruning, and human health and safety.<br>Describe the landscape construction process including safety procedures, grading and drainage, construction math, hardscaping, plan reading, bidding, and principles of sustainability.<br>Demonstrate on-the-job knowledge and skills in horticulture work experience positions, including implementation of all safety protocols and proper use of and care of both power and hand landscaping equipment.<br>Demonstrate landscape design skills including steps in the design process, schematic drawings, development of a plant palette, and integration of principles of sustainability, grading and drainage, hardscaping and irrigation systems.<br>Demonstrate skills in the making and use of pavers, concrete, wooden landscape structures and other hardscaping elements.