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Horticulture at Houston Community College

Horticulture at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 students attend the school each year.

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

Houston Community College Horticulture Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

Houston Community College Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Horticulture Associate’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Community College with a associate's in horticulture.

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

Concentrations Within Horticulture

If you plan to be a horticulture major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Houston Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Retail Sales Supervisors 96,740 $45,570
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 6,120 $47,900
Agricultural Sciences Professors 1,010 $93,580
Pesticide Applicators 820 $35,650
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 400 $81,330

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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