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 132 Sustainable Landscaping, HLT 151 Irrigation II, and HLT 210 Landscape Management (Irrigation Contracting and Management certificate)
Requirements
Required Courses
| HLT150 | Irrigation I | 3 |
| HLT221 | Woody Plants: Trees and Conifers | 3 |
| HLT222 | Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines | 3 |
| HLT236 | Landscape Construction | 4 |
| HLT237 | Landscape Bidding and Estimating | 2 |
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| HLT280 | Internship | 3 |
| or | |
| HLT287 | Cooperative Education | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 18
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