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Horticulture at Chippewa Valley Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Horticulture, you may want to check out the program at Chippewa Valley Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is located in Eau Claire, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 24 horticulture degrees were granted at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Many students take online classes at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Among 8,330 students, 1,795 (22%) studied exclusively online and 1,735 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Horticulture Rankings at Chippewa Valley Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Horticulture program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#3 of 21
Best Value	Wisconsin	#4 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#13 of 100
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#17 of 21
Best Value	Nationwide	#66 of 100

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Horticulture graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College are 54% women (13) and 46% men (11).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Among the 13 associate’s horticulture graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, 69% were women (9) and 31% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Unknown	1

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

More Specific Horticulture Concentrations at Chippewa Valley Technical College

This Horticulture program at Chippewa Valley Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	24

Highest-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Those who complete Horticulture program at Chippewa Valley Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Horticulture majors, 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.