Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at College of Lake County

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

College of Lake County is located in Grayslake, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,854.

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

College of Lake County Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Degrees Available

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

College of Lake County Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Rankings

Applied Horticulture Student Demographics at College of Lake County

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

College of Lake County Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of applied horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

College of Lake County does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in applied 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 College of Lake County with a associate's in applied horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Applied Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 IL, the home state for College of Lake County.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,570	$54,340
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$88,640
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	240	$66,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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