Landscaping and Groundskeeping

A program that prepares individuals to manage and maintain indoor and/or outdoor ornamental and recreational plants and groundcovers and related conceptual designs established by landscape architects, interior designers, enterprise owners or managers, and individual clients. Includes instruction in applicable principles of horticulture, gardening, plant and soil irrigation and nutrition, turf maintenance, plant maintenance, equipment operation and maintenance, personnel supervision, and purchasing.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 88 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3228 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

574

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

224

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

116

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

2

certificates awarded

Other Awards

2,312

awards given

Top Schools for Landscaping and Groundskeeping

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
454
2 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
196
3 Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX
150
4 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
139
5 Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID
132
6 Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC
114
7 Merritt College
Oakland, CA
110
8 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
95
9 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
87
10 Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC
84
11 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
77
12 Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA
76
13 Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FL
75
14 Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
73
15 Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
71
16 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
60
17 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
57
18 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
56
19 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
53
20 Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Plainwell, MI
52
21 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
51
22 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
50
23 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
47
24 Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
42
25 Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
42
26 Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, NC
38
27 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
34
28 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
33
29 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
32
30 Parkland College
Champaign, IL
29
31 Kishwaukee College
Malta, IL
28
32 Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC
28
33 Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA
28
34 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
27
35 Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI
27
36 Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
27
37 Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA
26
38 American River College
Sacramento, CA
25
39 Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
24
40 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
24
41 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
20
42 Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
20
43 Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
16
44 Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
15
45 Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN
12
46 Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA
12
47 Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
12
48 Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA
12
49 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
12
50 Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
10
51 San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
10
52 Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR
10
53 Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
10
54 Eastern Iowa Community College District
Davenport, IA
9
55 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH
9
56 City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
9
57 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover, DE
9
58 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
8
59 Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
8
60 College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
8
61 Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
8
62 Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL
8
63 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
6
64 SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
6
65 Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA
6
66 Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
6
67 Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA
6
68 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
6
69 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
4
70 Butte College
Oroville, CA
4
71 Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL
4
72 Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
4
73 NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH
4
74 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
4
75 College of Marin
Kentfield, CA
4
76 Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
4
77 Albany Technical College
Albany, GA
4
78 MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
4
79 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
4
80 Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
4
81 Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI
3
82 Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
3
83 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
3
84 Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd, MN
3
85 Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA
3
86 South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL
3
87 Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI
3
88 East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
3