Continuing Education

Continuing Education

Landscape and Horticulture Certificate Program

Want to create your own eye-popper yard?
Want to start a career in the landscaping business?
 Want to learn details about one specific horticulture subject - bugs, greenhouses, pruning or dozens more topics?

Your Program - Your Way.
You can earn a Midlands Technical College certificate in Landscaping and Horticulture by completing the seven core courses and two electives.  Or you can pick and choose just the courses that interest you and take them at your leisure.

Learn from the Best.
No matter which course of study you choose, you'll get the best instruction in the Midlands.  Our program facutly are area professionals in the landscaping and horticulture business with well over 100 years' combined experience in the field.

Who's Who with You in the Classroom
Todd Beasley, Nursery Manager, Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Ron Cowart, Owner and Proprietor Tookeedoo Farms
Liz Gilland, U.S. Forestry Service
Joe Golson, David Park - Irrigation Specialists, WP Law Inc.
Tom Knowles, Grounds Manager, University of South Carolina
Tom Ryan, Certified Nursery Technician and Landscape Designer

Required Core Courses (All are 24 hours)
Soil Management
Woody Plants and Shrubs
Pests in the Landscape
Landscape Management
Plant Growth and Development
Landscape Construction
Landscape Design

Electives (All are 24 hours)
Arboriculture
Nursery Production, Plant Propagation and Greenhouse Management
Irrigation
Annuals and Perennial
Lawn Care
Making Your Business Profitable

Click here for course descriptions and class schedules.

For questions or additional information about the landscape and horticulture program, contact Richard Parker at (803) 691-3872 or parkerr@midlandstech.edu.