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Horticulture at Palo Alto College

If you are interested in studying Horticulture, take a look at what Palo Alto College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Palo Alto College is in San Antonio, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 41 horticulture degrees were awarded at Palo Alto College.

Online Class Availability at Palo Alto College

Distance learning is available at Palo Alto College. Of 12,395 students, 4,882 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,726 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Horticulture graduates at Palo Alto College are 37% women (15) and 63% men (26).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Palo Alto College

Among the 11 associate’s horticulture graduates at Palo Alto College, 36% were women (4) and 64% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 64% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Palo Alto College, above 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 Palo Alto College

This Horticulture program at Palo Alto College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	8
Landscaping & Groundskeeping	33

Best-Paid Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Those who complete Horticulture program at Palo Alto College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying 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.