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| School | University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus | | |
| Location | Ridgetown, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 650
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| Degree | Diploma | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | OSSD or equivalent, a minimum 60% average, in 6 Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses, excluding Co-op credits; including a minimum of Grade 11C Math and 12C English.; OR Mature Student Status. | | |
| Cost |
Other fees: http://www.ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca/future/admission_reqs_dhrt.cfm | | |
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| Description | The nursery, landscaping, greenhouse and floriculture industries are growing at a rapid pace. Our Associate Diploma in Horticulture will give you the skills you need to have a great future that offers many career options for individuals who like to be creative and work with their hands and minds. The J.J. Neilson Arboretum, part of Ridgetown Campus, provides an outdoor classroom with more than 700 trees, shrubs and flower species
Career options include: equipment operator, garden centre manager, landscape designer, independent entrepreneur, garden equipment and supply dealer, greenhouse grower, horticultural technician, landscaping contractor, lawn care manager, nursery manager, parks and recreation technician, garden supervisor, and arborist. | | |
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