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Landscape and Garden Maintenance (XLG) Pathway

Certificate of Completion Noncredit, Professional Education

Required Courses

AFS200Landscape Garden Maintenance Spring
AFS201Landscape Garden Maintenance Summer
AFS202Landscape and Garden Maintenance: Fall

Program Information

  • Class size limited
  • Day program

Campus Information

  • This program is held off campus at the Trustees of the Reservations, Long Hill in Beverly.

Additional Requirements

  • Hands-on grounds maintenance requires the ability to bend, stoop, balance, and lift at least 10 lbs., and walk on uneven terrain.

Advising Notes

This certificate is intended upon completion to prepare a student for entry level employment in landscaping and ground maintenance.

If you have interest in continuing your education in horticulture, speak with an agricultural and food services pathway advisor to learn about additional educational opportunities at NSCC

This program is designed upon completion to be eligible to use credit for prior learning from this program to save time and money on the Landscape Design Certificate. Contact CAS for more information on course equivalences and next steps you need to take to begin the next program. http://www.northshore.edu/cas/credit/alternative_studies.html

How to Register
Students must pay in full, for each course, at the time of registration.

Ways to Register
  • By Phone – 978-236-1200 with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card number 9:00-5:00 Monday through Friday
  • Online – If you have taken any course at NSCC within the last two years, you can register and pay through CAMPUS PIPELINE
  • By Mail – Send a completed registration form along with payment to: North Shore Community College, Enrollment & Records Office, 1 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923
  • By Fax – Fax a completed registration form with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card number to 978-762-4015
  • Visit the Lynn or Danvers Enrollment Center with your completed registration form along with payment: Visa, MasterCard, Discover card, check, or money order

Labor Market Outlook*

Median level wages: $20,820-$34,740

10 year projected growth:

United States: 6.1%

Massachusetts: 4.0%

North Shore: 2.7%

*Data from Massachusetts Career Information Systems