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Horticulture at Foothill College

If you plan to study Horticulture, take a look at what Foothill College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Foothill College sits in Los Altos Hills, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 horticulture degrees were granted at Foothill College.

Online & Distance Learning at Foothill College

Many students take online classes at Foothill College. Among 12,949 students, 5,985 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,019 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Horticulture graduates at Foothill College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Horticulture graduates at Foothill College are 60% women (9) and 40% men (6).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Foothill College

Of the 12 associate’s horticulture graduates at Foothill College, 67% were women (8) and 33% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Foothill College, higher than 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 Foothill College

The Horticulture program at Foothill College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	15

Top-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Students who finish Horticulture program at Foothill College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.