Horticulture at Shasta College

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

Shasta College is located in Redding, California and approximately 8,121 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.

Shasta College Horticulture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

Shasta College Horticulture Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Horticulture Student Demographics at Shasta College

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

Shasta College Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Shasta College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at Shasta College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Shasta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 CA, the home state for Shasta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	9,780	$59,640
Pesticide Applicators	2,260	$50,560
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.