Landscape and Horticulture
DELIVERY
Day (Typically from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
START
Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
CAMPUS
Brooklyn Park Campus
OVERVIEW
Do you want to turn your interest in landscaping and horticulture into a career? Then start at HTC, where classroom instruction and hands-on experience are combined to prepare you for opportunities to grow. From the basics of landscape and horticulture education to specifics of landscape design and construction, greenhouse operations, arboriculture and more, you’ll gain a world of knowledge. You’ll be planting the seeds of success when you start at HTC.
- Arboriculture (Occupational Cert.)
- Greenhouse Management Technician (A.A.S.)
- Greenhouse Production and Professional Floral Design (A.A.S.)
- Greenhouse Technician (Diploma)
- Landscape Construction (Advanced Technical Cert.)
- Landscape Design and Construction (A.A.S.)
- Landscape Design and Construction (Diploma)
- Landscape/Horticulture (Diploma)
- Landscape/Horticulture (A.A.S.)
- Urban Forestry Technician (A.A.S.)
LABS AND CLASSROOMS
Our program has several lab areas. Our greenhouse lab building consists of 3 (100 ft. x 30 ft.) greenhouses and a new greenhouse (100 ft. x 40 ft.) featuring the latest technology in lighting, heating/cooling and growing systems. This facility also includes a classroom with SMART technology.
For our Landscape Design programs, a modern CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) lab is utilized. This lab features a teaching wall (25 ft. x 25 ft.) that literally turns the classroom into a theater. The lab contains 25 computer work stations and a Cannon ipf710 wide format printer.
The main design lab is set up to simulate the type of office environment a student might experience upon graduation. This room features such useful tools such as: drafting tables, a wide format Xerox copier, and a Chartpak AD marker work station.
Our main lecture classroom has recently been updated to contain 2 large viewing screens and a GEO wall system.
And last but not least, our Interior Foliage Lab Greenhouse features a space dedicated to plants typically found in most interior landscape/plant settings.
In addition to the on-campus classrooms and labs, many of our programs utilize real-world work/lab environments for example:
-The Greenhouse program hosts a plant sale every May. This sale simulates a typical retail work situation found at a large greenhouse.
-The Landscape Design program simulates the work environment of a landscape designer by designing for an actual home/homeowner in the community.
-The Urban Forestry program works on a variety of community projects that include tree trimming, hazard tree risk assessment, and insect and disease identification.
SUPPLIES/TOOLS
Greenhouse Supplies/Tools:
Hydroponic systems
Vermiculture systems
HID Lighting systems
Landscape Design Tools:
Computer Aided Drafting systems
Hand Drafting tables
Color Rendering work station
Dynascape Software
Sketchup Software
Vectorworks Software
Urban Forestry Tools:
Climbing and Roping Gear
Rapelling Ropes
Chain Saws
Pruners
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A passion for the outdoors and learning new things!!
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment is varied between our programs:
Greenhouse work conditions:
Landscape Design work conditions:
Urban Forestry work conditions:
JOB OUTLOOK
Currently our job placement is 100%.
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
Gainful Employment Information
POTENTIAL JOB TITLES Landscape Designer, Greenhouse Manager, Arborist
SALARY Ranges from $12 per hour to $45 per hour.
INSTRUCTORS
Greenhouse Technology Instructor:
Debra Kvamme debra.kvamme@hennepintech.edu 763-488-2470
Landscape Design Instructor:
Jay Siedschlaw jay.siedschlaw@hennepintech.edu 763-488-2555
ADVISORY COMMITTEE/PARTNERSHIPS
Our Advisory Committee consists of many industry professionals that represent the best in Greenhouse Technology, Landscape Design, and Urban Forestry.
ACCREDITATION/AFFILIATIONS
Our Landscape Program hosts the MNLA Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional test every January. This is a regional test for industry professionals to become certified in the areas of Landscape Design, Greenhouse Growing and Garden Center Operations.
Our landscape program is very active at the state level with the MNLA.
Our student club is a member of PLANET. This allows our students access to many national green industry benefits.
The Landscape and Horticulture program at Hennepin Technical College recently became the first TREE CAMPUS USA in the state of Minnesota. We were one of five events held across America in the spring of 2011. The event was sponsored by TOYOTA, USA.
ARTICULATIONS
We currently have an Articulation agreement with the University of Minnesota at Crookston. Students are able to transfer Hennepin Technical credits towards a Bachelor's Degree in the Horticulture program at the U of M Crookston. We are in the process of finalizing an Articulation with the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.
Our program has several lab areas. Our greenhouse lab building consists of 3 (100 ft. x 30 ft.) greenhouses and a new greenhouse (100 ft. x 40 ft.) featuring the latest technology in lighting, heating/cooling and growing systems. This facility also includes a classroom with SMART technology.
For our Landscape Design programs, a modern CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) lab is utilized. This lab features a teaching wall (25 ft. x 25 ft.) that literally turns the classroom into a theater. The lab contains 25 computer work stations and a Cannon ipf710 wide format printer.
The main design lab is set up to simulate the type of office environment a student might experience upon graduation. This room features such useful tools such as: drafting tables, a wide format Xerox copier, and a Chartpak AD marker work station.
Our main lecture classroom has recently been updated to contain 2 large viewing screens and a GEO wall system.
And last but not least, our Interior Foliage Lab Greenhouse features a space dedicated to plants typically found in most interior landscape/plant settings.
In addition to the on-campus classrooms and labs, many of our programs utilize real-world work/lab environments for example:
-The Greenhouse program hosts a plant sale every May. This sale simulates a typical retail work situation found at a large greenhouse.
-The Landscape Design program simulates the work environment of a landscape designer by designing for an actual home/homeowner in the community.
-The Urban Forestry program works on a variety of community projects that include tree trimming, hazard tree risk assessment, and insect and disease identification.
SUPPLIES/TOOLS
Greenhouse Supplies/Tools:
Hydroponic systems
Vermiculture systems
HID Lighting systems
Landscape Design Tools:
Computer Aided Drafting systems
Hand Drafting tables
Color Rendering work station
Dynascape Software
Sketchup Software
Vectorworks Software
Urban Forestry Tools:
Climbing and Roping Gear
Rapelling Ropes
Chain Saws
Pruners
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A passion for the outdoors and learning new things!!
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment is varied between our programs:
Greenhouse work conditions:
Landscape Design work conditions:
Urban Forestry work conditions:
JOB OUTLOOK
Currently our job placement is 100%.
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
Gainful Employment Information
POTENTIAL JOB TITLES Landscape Designer, Greenhouse Manager, Arborist
SALARY Ranges from $12 per hour to $45 per hour.
INSTRUCTORS
Greenhouse Technology Instructor:
Debra Kvamme debra.kvamme@hennepintech.edu 763-488-2470
Landscape Design Instructor:
Jay Siedschlaw jay.siedschlaw@hennepintech.edu 763-488-2555
ADVISORY COMMITTEE/PARTNERSHIPS
Our Advisory Committee consists of many industry professionals that represent the best in Greenhouse Technology, Landscape Design, and Urban Forestry.
ACCREDITATION/AFFILIATIONS
Our Landscape Program hosts the MNLA Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional test every January. This is a regional test for industry professionals to become certified in the areas of Landscape Design, Greenhouse Growing and Garden Center Operations.
Our landscape program is very active at the state level with the MNLA.
Our student club is a member of PLANET. This allows our students access to many national green industry benefits.
The Landscape and Horticulture program at Hennepin Technical College recently became the first TREE CAMPUS USA in the state of Minnesota. We were one of five events held across America in the spring of 2011. The event was sponsored by TOYOTA, USA.
ARTICULATIONS
We currently have an Articulation agreement with the University of Minnesota at Crookston. Students are able to transfer Hennepin Technical credits towards a Bachelor's Degree in the Horticulture program at the U of M Crookston. We are in the process of finalizing an Articulation with the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.
