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Horticulture at East Mississippi Community College

Horticulture at East Mississippi Community College

If you plan to study horticulture, take a look at what East Mississippi Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392.

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

EMCC Horticulture Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

EMCC Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at EMCC

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

EMCC Horticulture Associate’s Program

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at EMCC are white. Around 78% 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 East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in horticulture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Horticulture

Horticulture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Turf & Turfgrass Management 8
L&scaping & Groundskeeping 2

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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Retail Sales Supervisors 13,030 $37,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 990 $37,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors 150 $97,550
Pesticide Applicators 30 $28,950

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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