Horticulture at American River College

Every horticulture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the horticulture program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Horticulture section at the bottom of this page.

American River Horticulture Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Horticulture (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

American River Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the horticulture majors at American River College.

American River Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in horticulture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	9,780	$59,640
Pesticide Applicators	2,260	$50,560
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.