CMTHS: LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (Grade 10-12) DUAL ENROLLMENT

LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (Grade 10-12)
(TEC9027F) 
DUAL ENROLLMENT (HRT 101)
CAREER CLUSTER: ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ARTICULATION AGREEMENT: CIP CODE 01.0601

This is an instructional program having a combination of organized subject matter and practical experiences that generally prepares individuals to produce, process and market plants, shrubs and trees used principally for ornamental, recreational and aesthetic purposes and to establish, maintain and manage horticultural enterprises. Instruction emphasizes knowledge, understanding and application important to establishing, maintaining, and managing horticultural enterprises such as arboriculture, floriculture, greenhouse operation and management, landscaping, nursery operation and management, and turf management. *Students who choose to pursue the dual enrollment option will earn 3 college credits from Pennsylvania College of Technology.

The Landscape Design & Construction Program offers hands on learning that prepares students in all phases of landscape/hardscape design and management. With an emphasis on residential home installation, students will learn the proper use of hand and power tools, skid loaders, construction materials, measuring and estimating, blueprint and plan reading, and job site safety.

POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Students in the Landscape Design Program may earn the following certifications:

• Bobcat Skid-Steer Loader Operator Training Course Certificate
• Applied Horticulture PA
• OSHA Certification – Agriculture
• Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification

RELATED OCCUPATIONS:

Landscaper, Groundskeeper, Landscape Architect, Supervisor of Landscaping, Soil and Water Conservationist, Nursery Worker/Sales, Groundskeeper, Greenhouse Manager, Independent Contractor, Construction Manager.