Landscape Contracting Technician

This certificate prepares students to work in landscape construction or to start their own landscape construction company.

HLT Program Directors recommend that students enrolled in this certificate also complete:

- HLT 224 Herbaceous Perennials

- The Horticulture certificate and/or HLT AAS degree

Completing this certificate and the following courses allows the student to earn other specialty certificates:

- HLT 151 Irrigation II (to earn the Irrigation Technician certificate)

- HLT 210 Landscape Management and HLT 223 Annuals, Bulbs and Grasses (Landscape Maintenance Technician certificate)

- HLT 131 Sustainable Horticulture, HLT 151 Irrigation II, and HLT 210 Landscape Management (Irrigation Contracting and Management certificate)

Requirements

Required Courses

HLT 150Irrigation I

3

HLT 221Woody Plants: Trees and Conifers

3

HLT 222Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines

3

HLT 236Landscape Construction

4

HLT 237Landscape Bidding and Estimating

2

 

HLT 280Internship

3

or

HLT 287Cooperative Education

3

Total Credit Hours: 18

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