Plant Nursery Operations and Management. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to operate and manage outdoor plant farms, tree and shrub nurseries, and related facilities that develop domesticated plant products for propagation, harvesting, and transplantation. Includes instruction in applicable principles of plant science; farm and business management; nursery operations; equipment operation and maintenance; safety procedures; and personnel supervision.

Related Occupations

• Agricultural Sciences Teachers
• Farmers and Ranchers
• Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
• Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
• Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Albany Technical College
• American River College
• Cabrillo College
• Central Florida Community College
• City College of San Francisco
• Clark College
• College of DuPage
• College of Marin
• College of San Mateo
• College of the Redwoods
• College of the Sequoias
• Cosumnes River College
• Cuyamaca College
• First Coast Technical Institute
• Fullerton College
• Griffin Technical College
• Gwinnett Technical College
• Joliet Junior College
• Kishwaukee College
• Las Positas College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Manatee Technical Institute
• Mendocino College
• Merritt College
• Mesa Community College
• Miracosta College
• Modesto Junior College
• Mt San Antonio College
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Pinellas Technical Education Center
• Richland College
• San Diego Mesa College
• San Joaquin Delta College
• Santa Barbara City College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Solano Community College
• South Florida Community College
• Southwestern College
• Ventura College
• Victor Valley College
• Washington-Holmes Technical Center
• Western Texas College
• William Rainey Harper College