Landscape Design/Build Associate Degree

The Landscape Design/Build program prepares graduates for a wide range of careers with landscape design firms, materials wholesalers and retailers, commercial and private landscape facilities, and landscape contractors. Landscape Design/Build students learn plant selection, materials specification, landscape design, landscape construction estimating, and landscape maintenance procedures. Students in the program share common courses in surveying, soils, and drafting with other construction sciences students, giving the students a strong sense of the construction industry.

The Landscape Design/Build program provides students with a solid educational background in communication skills, math, computer literacy, operations, humanities, and behavioral sciences.

Upon completion of the Associate Degree in Landscape Design/Build, the graduate will be able to:
• Assist with the preparation of contract/design documents and construction specifications.
• Assist landscape professionals with the management and implementation of construction processes.
• Select suitable herbaceous and woody plants and properly install them.
• Estimate residential landscape project costs by utilizing take-off and costing methods.
• Be able to read and interpret plans and drawings.
• Assist in the survey and stake out of the job site.
• Create manual and/or computer generated designs of landscape projects.
• Create presentation materials using a variety of graphic techniques.
• Assist in the maintenance of both commercial and residential landscapes.
• Assist in the construction of landscapes and outdoor environments.
• Assist in the design and installation of irrigation systems.
• Identify common pests, diseases and problems as they relate to the landscape.

Landscape Design/Build Associate Degree