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Horticulture at Parkland College

If you plan to study Horticulture, you may want to check out the program at Parkland College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Parkland College is located in Champaign, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 8 horticulture graduations were recorded at Parkland College.

Online Class Availability at Parkland College

Online coursework is an option at Parkland College. Of 6,014 students, 1,065 (18%) studied exclusively online and 1,798 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Horticulture graduates at Parkland College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Parkland College are 75% women (6) and 25% men (2).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Parkland College

Of the 5 associate’s horticulture degrees awarded at Parkland College, 80% were women (4) and 20% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 20% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Parkland College, below 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 Parkland College

The Horticulture program at Parkland College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Landscaping & Groundskeeping	8

Best-Paid Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Graduates of the Horticulture program at Parkland College work across a variety of fields. Here are 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.