SCC 2022-23 Career ClusterBook - Catalog - Page 19
Learn how to make a living in the
field and beyond exclusively at our
Beatrice Campus.
Horticulture
& Turfgrass
Management
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The Horticulture and Turfgrass Management program prepares
you for a host of career opportunities, from landscape design
and construction to greenhouse management to athletic field
and golf course maintenance. Combine classroom theory with
hands-on experience around the Beatrice Campus, including
two golf course holes, and pursue a cooperative experience at
a golf course, landscape company, greenhouse and more. This
degree will teach you the expertise behind landscape design and
construction, greenhouses and nurseries, as well as maintaining
turfgrass areas on golf courses, athletic fields and other
commercial and non-commercial turf areas.
Beatrice
4 terms
Associate of Applied Science
$16.55/hour
Our students are technically trained future leaders in the industry
who have found great success after graduation.
Focus Areas
• Golf and Sports Turf Management
• Horticulture
Types of jobs available:
• Assistant Superintendent
• Fertilizer Technician
• Golf Course Assistant
• Greenhouse Grower
• Golf Course Spray Tech
• Groundskeeper
• Golf Course Irrigation Tech
• Equipment Salesperson
• Sports Field Manager
• Research Technician
• Landscape Construction
• Commercial Pesticide
Applicator
• Landscape Installation
• Landscape Maintenance
• Landscape Sales
• Conservationist
• Turfgrass Associate
• Florist
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Graduates’ average starting wage
Agriculture
Agriculture