Cert in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Plant care anchors this technical diploma, though the curriculum also covers the commercial side of horticulture. Subjects include cultivating and maintaining plants, controlling insects and disease, environmentally responsible growing methods, and the fundamentals of selling and promoting plant products. Practice happens at the Pike Creek Horticulture Center, where students tend greenhouses and managed landscapes under instructors who previously worked in the trade. The program runs on the Kenosha Campus, totals 26 credits, and begins each fall. Afterward, graduates may start as assistant growers, sales associates, or plant health and grounds maintenance technicians. Others put their earned credit toward further associate-level study, either landscape-focused or aimed at greenhouse operations. The diploma suits people who enjoy outdoor, practical work and want a clear first credential in the green industry, with room to keep learning later.