Horticulture at Northern Virginia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a horticulture school? To help you decide if Northern Virginia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's horticulture program.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 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.

Northern Virginia Community College Horticulture Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

Northern Virginia Community College Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College Horticulture Associate’s Program

78% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at Northern Virginia Community College are white. Around 61% 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 Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	14

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160
Pesticide Applicators	440	$35,790
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	40	$84,630

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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