ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE

Start small... go far with Dakota College at Bottineau.The Landscape Design and Maintenance program will prepare students for jobs in the green industry. Students will learn to use the latest technology in computerized design, along with how to properly choose, install, and maintain landscape plants. Graduates of this program typically seek jobs working for landscapers, garden centers, and nurseries. This degree is also ideal for those people who would like to start their own landscapedesign and maintenance business. Why study landscape design and maintenance?Why not enjoy what you do! If you love plants and the “great outdoors,” horticulture may be the career for you. Dakota College at Bottineau provides hands-on training so students are ready to begin their career immediately after their education in a field that inspires them.

Career choicesStudents coming into the workforce will find openings in every area of the plant industry.

• Landscape designer• Landscape sales and marketing• Landscape maintenance supervisor• Landscape construction supervisor• Golf course maintenance supervisor

This degree is also ideal for those people who would like to start their own landscape design and maintenance business.

Focused courses for this degreeThis program focuses specifically on landscape design and maintenance courses and includes fewer general education courses. You will study arboriculture, turf management, plant propagation, computerized landscape design, and landscape bidding, amongst others.

Learning at DCB is entirely unique for every student. Small classes make a conversation with a teacher possible. Our access to the International Peace Garden gives us so much real world understanding.

— Audrey Gilbraith Glenburn, ND

COURSES REQUIREDLandscape Design and Maintenance (AAS)

Dakota College at Bottineau VisionDakota College at Bottineau is rooted in the past and grows towards the future by combining the best from the Past, Present, and Future to provide students with innovative educational opportunities. The campus will emphasize a knowledge and appreciation of Nature, implement a rapidly changing Technology, and prepare students to go Beyond and improve the quality of life.

DCB offers seven varsity sports: Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Football and Hockey; and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball and Softball.

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FallArt/Humanities/Social Science Elective .................. 3 crCSCI 101 Intro. to Computers ................................. 3 crCommunications Elective ........................................ 3 cr Math Elective .........................................................3-4 crMath/Science/Technology Elective ......................3-4 crWellness Elective ..................................................... 1 cr Leadership Through Service ................................... 1 cr

SpringHORT 249 Greenhouse Operation .......................... 4 crFORS 260 Parks and Urban Greenspaces .............. 3 crFORS 273 Arboriculture ........................................... 3 crFORS 280 Principles of Pruning .............................. 2 crPLSC 255 Plant Disease Management ................... 3 crPLSC 268 Plant Propagation ................................... 2 cr

SummerHORT 235 Herbaceous Landscape Plants ............. 4 crFORS 255 Urban Trees and Shrubs ........................ 4 cr HORT 238 Turf Management ................................... 3 cr FORS 265 Arboricultural Practices ......................... 3 cr HORT 174 Horticulture Equipment .......................... 1 cr

FallHORT 136 Residential Landscape Design .............. 3 cr HORT 138 Computerized Landscape Design. ........ 3 cr HORT 231 Landscape Bidding ................................ 2 cr HORT 297 Co-op Education ................................. 1-6 cr FORS 250 Diseases of Trees and Shrubs ............... 3 cr PLSC 210 Horticulture Science ............................... 4 cr SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science..................... 2 cr

All courses subject to change.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Amy KoehlerSpecialty Crop Instructor & TechnicianDakota College at Bottineau105 Simrall Blvd.Bottineau, ND 58318-1198Ph: 701-228-5605amy.koehler@dakotacollege.edu

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