Diploma - Horticulture Technician
- 2 year
- Duration
- 14,884 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Whitby / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
This program will help you graduate with the professional, creative, and entrepreneurial skills required to be an industry leader. It offers access to a national historic site and a unique living lab that gives students legacy opportunity to finish campus projects. This program's focus is on the art, science, and business of horticulture, ensuring that students acquire the knowledge and abilities needed to design landscapes, revitalize historic gardens, improve communities, and express their creativity while understanding the challenges associated with working in a variety of professional settings. As you pursue a career in horticulture, the dynamic, practical opportunities to engage with the various facets of the field will also be beneficial.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communication Foundations
- Landscape Planning, Materials and Construction 1
- Annual and Herbaceous Perennials for Historical and Contemporary Gardens
- Equipment Operations, Maintenance and Safety
- Horticultural Principles and Sustainable Practices
- Technical Report Writing for Horticulture
SEMESTER 2
- Mathematics for Horticulture and Artisan Agriculture
- Career Planning and Development
- General Education Elective
- Topics In Horticulture
- Sustainable Garden Concepts and Design
- Woody Deciduous and Evergreen Species
- Introduction to Soils, Agriculture and Horticulture
SEMESTER 3
- Landscape Planning, Materials and Construction 2
- Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Historical and Contemporary Landscape and Garden Maintenance
- Parks and Turf Management
- Field Placement
- Greenhouse I
- Indigenous Elective
SEMESTER 4
- General Education Elective
- Arboriculture
- Nursery Operations and Management
- Greenhouse II
- Entrepreneurship
- Integrated Pest Management
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,442.05 CAD
- Program Fee: 28 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,039.05 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,442.04 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,025.5 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,326.23 CAD
- Program Fee: 150 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,026.02 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,326.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 7,890.47 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
