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Horticulture at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

If you plan to study Horticulture, take a look at what Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology sits in Kirkland, WA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 18 horticulture degrees were awarded at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Online & Distance Learning at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Online coursework is an option at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Of 3,564 students, 883 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 931 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Horticulture graduates at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Lake Washington Institute of Technology are 67% women (12) and 33% men (6).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Of the 6 associate’s horticulture degrees awarded at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, lower 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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology

The Horticulture program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	18

Top-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Students who finish Horticulture program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Horticulture graduates, 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.