Landscaping

  • Design, install, and maintain residential and commercial spaces
  • Construct creative natural living and recreational spaces
  • Operate and maintain professional landscaping equipment

FAQs

What would I do in this lab?
  1. Lawn maintenance – mowing, applying mulch, trimming plants
  2. Lawn installation – seeding, sodding, and fertilization
  3. Golf, baseball, and sports fields management
  4. Explore the horticulture field
  5. Greenhouse management
  6. Use plants in landscaping
  7. Install wall stone, brick pavers, and hardscaping
  8. Install sprinklers, water features, and ponds
What are some employment opportunities when I graduate?
  1. Landscaper
  2. Greenhouse worker
  3. Sales person at a garden or flower center
  4. Sprinkler system installer
  5. City parks and recreation worker
What can I do with further education?
  1. Start your own company
  2. Landscape architect
Program Quick Facts

Landscaping students must be able to:

  • Read and comprehend information and instructions as presented in class
  • Meet safety requirements to operate equipment and use tools
  • Stand, walk and work on feet for several hours at a time 
  • Communicate well with customers, managers and fellow workers 
  • Have good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to use dangerous equipment and tools
  • Perform the job in both hot, cold, and/or damp climate
  • Handle getting dirty as part of the job

Under Ohio's statewide credit transfer system up to 7 semester hours of credit will be given to the graduates of this program at various colleges listed below:

Instructors

College Credits

Available Certifications

  • None

Lab Fees

  • Level 1 (juniors) - $40.00
  • Level 2 (seniors) - none

Job Outlook

Uniform requirements

  • Long-sleeved AND short-sleeved Carhartt shirt w/BCC logo and Carhartt pants

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Announcements

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