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Horticulture at Northern Virginia Community College

If you plan to study Horticulture, you may want to check out the program at Northern Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Virginia Community College is in Annandale, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 22 horticulture graduations were recorded at Northern Virginia Community College.

Online Class Availability at Northern Virginia Community College

Distance learning is available at Northern Virginia Community College. Of 56,457 students, 12,964 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 14,657 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Horticulture graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Horticulture graduates at Northern Virginia Community College are 64% women (14) and 36% men (8).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Northern Virginia Community College

Of the 22 associate’s horticulture graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, 64% were women (14) and 36% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College, 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 Northern Virginia Community College

This Horticulture program at Northern Virginia Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	22

Highest-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Graduates of the Horticulture program at Northern Virginia Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying 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.