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 This group of programs is designed to educate the student in the area of care, cultivation and utilization of plants from a commercial, consumer and academic perspective. Students will be required to complete a Senior Capstone project and prepare a presentation for the Tech Prep Showcase. Students will have the opportunity to explore post secondary training in the area of Agriculture by visiting Cuyahoga Community College, and the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. Students enrolling in the program also become members of the FFA, and have the opportunity to join the Ohio Nurserymen and Landscapers Association, and PLANET. Entry employment opportunities are available and continuation of higher education is encouraged after completion of the program. Employment opportunities are very high for those that are serious about their careers.
The three areas available to students are:
• CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
• FLORICULTURE & GARDENING OPERATIONS
• LANDSCAPE & TURF OPERATIONS
    

 

• CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
Cleveland Botanical Garden Program is for students that desire a career in landscape maintenance and public gardening. The garden houses 10 landscaped acres of permanent, award-winning displays and themed gardens which the students use for their classroom. This program is designed for those students who wish to develop their landscaping skills, work habits, and knowledge to ultimately become successful workers in the horticulture industry and productive members of society.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Public Garden Worker • Landscape Business Owner • Horticulture Management

 

• FLORICULTURE & GARDENING OPERATIONS
The Floriculture and Gardening Operations program is for students who wish to explore several areas in the green industry before entering higher education or the workforce. This program offers the basics in landscape and golf course gardening, greenhouse floral, garden center and nursey operations as well as interior plant maintenance. The program includes hands-on instruction and training by growing, maintaining, selling and designing with trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables, houseplants and cut flowers. Students are encouraged to participate in a paid internship program to enhance the learning experience in specific areas.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Floral Designer • Greenhouse Grower • Landscape Maintenance/Ownership • Garden Center Management • Nursery Worker • Horticulture Sales • Interior Plant Maintenance

• LANDSCAPE & TURF OPERATIONS
The Landscape & Turf Operation Course is an intensive program designed for students who are serious about employment in the landscape industry and/or to prepare themselves for further education in a college, university, or trade school. The course provides students with instruction and hands-on work both on the horticulture campus and off, in local horticulture related businesses and residential properties. Topics include landscape equipment use and maintenance, construction with stone, wood and precast stone, landscape design and landscape maintenance.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Landscape Designer/Architect • Crew Leader-Landscape Maintenance/Construction • Park System Maintenance

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