Greenhouse Production and Management
Greenhouse production and management involves the propagation and production of herbaceous ornamental plants in environmentally controlled greenhouses, for later use in gardens, homes, and exterior or interior plantscaping. Floriculture greenhouse businesses produce and market their products to garden centers, floral shops, the mass market, and directly to the public.
Pursuing Greenhouse Production and Management
Ohio State ATI recommends that students entering the field of greenhouse production and management pursue a college preparatory curriculum. Students will benefit from a good background in biology, chemistry, math, and written and verbal communication. Horticultural classes or industry work experience can also be beneficial.
Students seeking an Associate of Applied Science degree in greenhouse production and management enter directly into the program upon completion of their admission requirements. All applicants are strongly advised to arrange a pre-admission conference to acquaint themselves with the various aspects of this major.
The curriculum emphasizes floriculture production, integrated pest management, plant diseases, and greenhouse environmental control, as well as the harvesting, handling, and use of pot plants, bedding plants, herbaceous perennials, foliage, and cut flowers. In addition to business management and marketing, merchandising and selling plant products are presented. The five Ohio State ATI production greenhouses, conservatory, and outdoor display gardens provide opportunities for practical experience in plant production.
To obtain the Associate of Applied Science degree in greenhouse production and management from Ohio State ATI, students must complete a minimum of 105 quarter credit hours with a cumulative point-hour ratio of 2.00 or above. They must satisfactorily complete a prescribed curriculum which includes at least 58 quarter credit hours in technical studies and 47 quarter credit hours in basic and general studies. A minimum of 45 quarter credit hours must be earned through regular course work at the institute, exclusive of an internship.
Because of their diverse and related interests, many students choose to pursue a dual major during their academic studies at Ohio State ATI. This can serve to broaden professional opportunities and educational experience. Students who decide to follow this curriculum track are urged to work closely with their academic advisors.
Internships
Students in the greenhouse production and management program complete an internship of 10 weeks of fulltime employment in a greenhouse business. Ohio State ATI helps students find appropriate internship positions in Ohio, other states, and abroad. Students are paid for their employment, graded on their job performance, and awarded academic credit.
Career Opportunities in Greenhouse Production and Management
Many opportunities exist in the greenhouse industry. Graduates will find job opportunities in greenhouse businesses, garden centers, and horticultural companies. Graduates are qualified to fill the following positions: greenhouse grower, manager/assistant manager, greenhouse technician, or production specialist. Other areas of employment within the greenhouse industry may include sales, service, technical support, public horticulture, and consulting associated with greenhouse businesses.
Related Programs
Ohio State ATI also offers an Associate of Science degree in Horticultural Science. This degree option allows students to begin their course work toward a Bachelor of Science degree. Students who pursue this degree at Ohio State ATI can meet a portion of the requirements for a bachelors degree at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
In addition, this degree contains the transfer module, a common set of general education courses which apply to bachelors degrees at other colleges in Ohio.
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For questions, please contact:
Office of Admissions
(800) 647-8283 (Ohio only) or (330) 287-1327
Email: ati@osu.edu
Degrees Offered:
Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science in Horticultural Science
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A Quick Glance At Curriculum
You'll find growing career options these days in horticulture, plantscaping and greenhouse management. With a degree from our Greenhouse Production and Management program, you'll be ready to make the world a little greener, while you make yourself a little green!
Your education will be firmly grounded in practical experience, too, in our state-of-the art greenhouses, and through internships across the country.
Sample Curriculum
First Year
Autumn Quarter- First-Year Written Composition
- Technical Mathematics I
- Personal and Career Orientation
- Greenhouse Environment Control
- Practicum
Winter Quarter- General Economics
- Microcomputer Applications
- General Botany
- Greenhouse Bedding Plant Production
- Practicum
- General and Applied Entomology
Spring QuarterSummer Quarter- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Essentials of Oral Communication
- Herbaceous Plants
- Practicum
- Social science or humanities elective
Second Year
Autumn Quarter- Chemistry I
- Accounting for Technicians
- Pesticides and Their Use
- Greenhouse Perennial Production
Winter Quarter- Chemistry II
- Technical Reporting or Business Communications
- Houseplants for Interior Decoration
- Plant Diseases of Ornamentals and Turf
- Practicum
- Humanities or social science elective
Spring Quarter- Soils and Soil Management
- Small Business Management
- Propagation of Nursery and
- Greenhouse Plants
- Greenhouse Pot Plant Production
- Social science or humanities elective
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