Horticulture at Sandhills Community College

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

SCC is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,990.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Horticulture section at the bottom of this page.

SCC Horticulture Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Horticulture (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

SCC Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at SCC

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

SCC Horticulture Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

SCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sandhills Community College with a associate's in horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Horticulture

Horticulture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sandhills Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
L&scaping & Groundskeeping	3

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 NC, the home state for Sandhills Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Pesticide Applicators	240	$37,470
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$100,370

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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