Landscape Construction Advanced Technical Certificate

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

This program of study leading to a certificate in landscape construction provides the student with specific courses, each focusing on an individual aspect of landscape construction. Included are decks, fences, retaining walls, patios, construction specifications, estimating and job planning. There is extensive lab time for field projects.

Prerequisite: A minimum of one-year experience in the landscape industry or instructor permission.

Award Outcomes

Measure residential sites, interpret elevation changes, and layout landscape elements accurately in the field, including grading and setting elevations.

Translate plans into built elements by constructing retaining walls, patios, planting beds, and other features from technical drawings.

Use hand tools and landscape equipment safely and effectively in landscape construction and maintenance.

Estimate material needs and quantities from construction drawings, ensuring accuracy in ordering and budgeting.

Communicate clearly with clients and team members through verbal, written, visual formats and graphic presentations for client facing documents.

Career Opportunities

Completion of the construction certificate will lead directly to opportunities with landscape construction and design/building firms.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 18 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC1235Landscape Operations

2

LNDC2110Introduction to Landscape Construction

2

LNDC2120Landscape Construction I

4

LNDC2131Landscape Construction II

3

LNDC2241Landscape Equipment Operation

3

LNDC2330Landscape Construction Internship Certificate

4

General Education Required 0 Credits

General Education Elective 0 Credits

Technical Studies Elective 0 Credits

Total Advanced Technical Certificate Credits 18

Semester Sequence

Offered at Brooklyn Park Only

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC2120Landscape Construction I

4

Total Credits  4

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC1235Landscape Operations

2

LNDC2110Introduction to Landscape Construction

2

LNDC2131Landscape Construction II

3

Total Credits  7

Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
LNDC2241Landscape Equipment Operation

3

LNDC2330Landscape Construction Internship Certificate

4

Total Credits  7

Graduation (18 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.


4/30/2026 : BP 6110 / EP