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Horticulture Operations at Blue Ridge Community College

If you plan to study Horticulture Operations, consider the program at Blue Ridge Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, NC.

During the most recent reporting year, 16 horticulture operations degrees were granted at Blue Ridge Community College.

Studying Online at Blue Ridge Community College

Distance learning is available at Blue Ridge Community College. Of 2,723 students, 1,139 (42%) studied exclusively online and 1,578 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Horticulture Operations graduates at Blue Ridge Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Horticulture Operations graduates at Blue Ridge Community College are 62% women (10) and 38% men (6).

Horticulture Operations Associate’s Program at Blue Ridge Community College

Of the 8 associate’s horticulture operations graduates at Blue Ridge Community College, 50% were women (4) and 50% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 12% of Horticulture Operations associate’s degree recipients at Blue Ridge Community College, lower than the national average of 26%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Horticulture Operations Graduates

Graduates of the Horticulture Operations program at Blue Ridge Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Horticulture Operations 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
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$24,378

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.