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Horticulture at Des Moines Area Community College

If you are interested in studying Horticulture, you may want to check out the program at Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines Area Community College sits in Ankeny, IA.

During the most recent reporting year, 9 horticulture degrees were granted at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online Class Availability at Des Moines Area Community College

Many students take online classes at Des Moines Area Community College. Among 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Horticulture Rankings at Des Moines Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Des Moines Area Community College’s Horticulture program against peer institutions.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Horticulture graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 33% women (3) and 67% men (6).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Of the 9 associate’s horticulture graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, 33% were women (3) and 67% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 11% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, below the national average of 24%.*

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

More Specific Horticulture Concentrations at Des Moines Area Community College

The Horticulture program at Des Moines Area Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Other Applied Horticulture	9

Top-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Those who complete Horticulture program at Des Moines Area Community College go on to a range of careers. 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.