Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Western Piedmont Community College

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

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and approximately 1,792 students attend the school each year.

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

WPCC Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Degrees Available

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

WPCC Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Rankings

Applied Horticulture Student Demographics at WPCC

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

WPCC Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of applied horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in applied horticulture at WPCC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Applied Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
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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