Horticulture at Cabrillo College

What traits are you looking for in a horticulture school? To help you decide if Cabrillo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's horticulture program.

Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year.

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

Cabrillo College Horticulture Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Horticulture (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

Cabrillo College Horticulture Rankings

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Horticulture Student Demographics at Cabrillo College

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

Cabrillo College Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Cabrillo College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at Cabrillo College are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Agricultural Production

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 Cabrillo 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.