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The program provides students with a basic training for employment in a variety of areas within the horticulture field, such as landscaping, ground maintenance, municipal parks, garden centres, greenhouses, nurseries and as technicians. Successful completion of the program leads to a Certificate. Graduates may also undertake further study to obtain a UCC Diploma in Horticulture/Business (see following).
Graduates of the UCC program are eligible to enter the two-year Horticulture Diploma program at Olds College, Olds, Alberta, with advance credit. Transferability into the two year programs at University College of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack and Kwantlen University College, Langley is also possible. Graduates may also obtain 15 units of advance credit toward the Ontario Diploma in Horticulture, a correspondence course offered by the University of Guelph. Further information on these transfer arrangements can be obtained from the Coordinator.
The certificate program is highly practical, about 60% of the time being spent in hands-on skill development which includes roster and greenhouse duties. Practical facilities include two greenhouses, coldframes, a nursery, the science laboratory, and the entire UCC landscape.
An important aspect of the program is that the horticulture department and its students work in conjunction with the UCC Maintenance Department on ground maintenance and ongoing landscape development at UCC. This is an integral part of the program and has resulted in a beautiful campus and the winning of landscaping awards.
The program includes field trips, guest speakers and a three week practicum.