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Program Pathway | AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES

Horticulture Technology

Specialization in Business and Entrepreneurship Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Horticulture Technology

Specialization in Business and Entrepreneurship

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Can you see yourself working with plants for a living? Do you have the self-discipline it takes to run your own business? This program is designed to develop horticultural knowledge with an emphasis on owning and operating a business. Successful students will earn industry-recognized credentials and develop business plans through the program.

Program Length 2 years (4 semesters) Transfer Objectives Horticulture, agriculture,

environmental science and studies, soils, botany, and natural resource management.

Is this degree for you? Yes! If you would like to own and operate a horticulture business and have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Tuition & Fees At only $162.11 per credit hour, you’ll

save $10K to $22K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

As a business owner, Ben Casteel developed a passion for helping others to make their green business dreams reality. With degrees in agriculture and horticulture from Virginia Tech, Prescott College, and Virginia Highlands, Ben is well versed in the knowledge and skills of the green industries.

Ben Casteel

Program Coordinator OTC 214 bcasteel1@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2441

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4 Semesters First Semester (Fall) ENG 111 or 115 BUS 100 HRT 207 EEE SDV 101 HRT 100

College Composition I or Technical Writing Introduction to Business Plant Pest Management Social Science Elective* Orientation to College Success Introduction to Horticulture

TOTAL CREDITS

3 3 3 3 1 3 16

Second Semester (Spring) HRT 225 BUS EEE HRT 231 HRT 275 EEE

Nursery and Garden Center Management Business Entrepreneurship Elective Planting Design I Landscape Construction and Maintenance Social Science Elective*

TOTAL CREDITS

3 3 3 3 3 15

Summer Semester HRT 197 or 297 PED

Cooperative Education Physical Education

TOTAL CREDITS

3 1 4

Third Semester (Fall) CST 100 BIO 101 HRT 259 MTH 111 HRT 246 or BIO 215

Principles of Public Speaking General Biology I Arboriculture Basic Technical Mathematics Herbaceous Plants or Plant Life of Virginia

TOTAL CREDITS

3 4 3 3 3 16

Fourth Semester (Spring) MKT 100 EEE HRT 226 HRT 245 HRT 227

Principles of Marketing Humanities Elective* Greenhouse Management Woody Plants Professional Landscape Management

TOTAL CREDITS

3 3 3 3 3 15

*For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.

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