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Horticulture at Amarillo College

If you plan to study Horticulture, consider the program at Amarillo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amarillo College sits in Amarillo, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 12 horticulture degrees were awarded at Amarillo College.

Studying Online at Amarillo College

Distance learning is available at Amarillo College. Among 9,262 students, 2,183 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,079 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Horticulture graduates at Amarillo College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Amarillo College are 50% women (6) and 50% men (6).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Amarillo College

Among the 7 associate’s horticulture graduates at Amarillo College, 57% were women (4) and 43% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College, above the national average of 24%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Horticulture Concentrations at Amarillo College

The Horticulture program at Amarillo College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	12

Best-Paid Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Those who complete Horticulture program at Amarillo College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Horticulture graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$53,224
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$34,037
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$24,378
Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,542

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.