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

HLT150Irrigation I

3

and

HLT151Irrigation II

3

or

HLT202Plant Health Care

4

and

HLT208Pesticide Safety and Use

2

 

HLT210Landscape Management

4

 

HLT211Arboriculture

3

or

HLT221Woody Plants: Trees and Conifers

3

or

HLT222Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines

3

 

HLT223Annuals, Bulbs, and Grasses

2

 

HLT280Internship

3

or

HLT287Cooperative Education

3

Total Credit Hours: 18

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