Landscape Maintenance Technician

This program prepares students to work for landscape maintenance companies including tree care and plant health care companies.

HLT Program Directors recommend that students enrolled in this certificate:

- Begin their studies with HLT 150 Irrigation I and HLT 151 Irrigation II as this allows them to complete the 6 credit Irrigation Technician certificate, then enter the workplace before finishing this certificate.

- Complete the Horticulture certificate and/or HLT AAS degree.

- Take HLT 132 Sustainable Landscaping as part of their Horticulture certificate or HLT AAS degree.

Requirements

Required Courses

HLT 150	Irrigation I	3
	and
HLT 151	Irrigation II	3
	or
HLT 202	Plant Health Care	4
	and
HLT 208	Pesticide Safety and Use	2
HLT 210	Landscape Management	4
HLT 211	Arboriculture	3
	or
HLT 221	Woody Plants: Trees and Conifers	3
	or
HLT 222	Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines	3
HLT 223	Annuals, Bulbs, and Grasses	2
HLT 280	Internship	3
	or
HLT 287	Cooperative Education	3

Total Credit Hours: 18

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