Horticulture at Virginia Highlands Community College

If you plan to study horticulture, take a look at what Virginia Highlands Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,086.

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

VHCC Horticulture Degrees Available

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

VHCC Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at VHCC

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

VHCC Horticulture Associate’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 Virginia Highlands Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Highlands Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160
Pesticide Applicators	440	$35,790
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	40	$84,630

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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