Associate Degree in Greenhouse Operations
Appleton, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 10,971 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition and fees are subject to change
Key Summary
About: The Associate Degree in Greenhouse Operations at Fox Valley Technical College is a 2-year associate degree that trains students in horticulture, plant propagation, hydroponic food production, greenhouse design, and sustainable cultivation. You’ll get hands-on experience with growing plant types, outdoor settings, pest diagnosis, and designing greenhouse growing operations. Skills include greenhouse management, propagation, hydroponics, integrated pest management, and nursery production.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as Landscape Foreman; Designer; Garden Center Operator; Landscape Designer; Landscape Maintenance or work as greenhouse technician, nursery manager, hydroponic grower, pest-management technician, production grower in horticulture, floriculture, nursery operations, urban agriculture.
In the fast-growing and ever-changing field of horticulture, the Greenhouse Operations associate degree is a great opportunity to become a valuable member of the horticulture industry. This degree will prepare you for a variety of careers in the greenhouse field. You’ll apply the latest hands-on technologies in an environmentally friendly and sustainable practice.
Your training will include propagating and growing plants, learning hydroponic food production, working in outdoor settings, diagnosing pest issues, and designing a greenhouse growing operation. Instruction covers a wide array of plant types.
Technical Studies
- Plant Propagation
- Introduction to Horticulture
- Horticulture Soils
- Greenhouse and Turf Pest Management
- Tissue Culture Propagation
- Equipment Operation, Horticulture
- Greenhouse Transition to Summer
- Hydroponic Growing & Systems
- Interiorscaping
- Landscape Management
- Greenhouse Management & Control Systems
- Plant Diagnostics
- Landscape Estimating and Technical Reports
- Woody Ornamental Plant ID
- Survey of Herbaceous Plants
- Fall Landscape Maintenance
- Landscape Design 1
- Business, Introduction to
General Studies
- Written Communication
- Oral/Interpersonal Communication
- College Mathematics
- Economics
- Psychology of Human Relations
- Communicate Effectively in the Horticulture Industry
- Demonstrate Management of Greenhouse Systems
- Demonstrate Proficiency in Plant Science and Care
- Demonstrate Sustainable Practices and Environmental Stewardship
- Implement Pest Management Strategies
- Implement Principles of Business Management in Greenhouse Operations
- Landscape Foreman
- Designer
- Garden Center Operator
- Landscape Designer
- Landscape Maintenance