Horticulture at Chemeketa Community College

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

Chemeketa Community College is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 8,328.

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

Chemeketa Community College Horticulture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

Chemeketa Community College Horticulture Rankings

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Horticulture Student Demographics at Chemeketa Community College

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

Chemeketa Community College Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Chemeketa Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

Chemeketa Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Food Science Technology

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 OR, the home state for Chemeketa Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Retail Sales Supervisors	16,710	$44,240
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,140	$50,480
Pesticide Applicators	250	$51,040
Agricultural Sciences Professors	200	$88,310

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.