Ornamental Horticulture
Certificate of Achievement Agriculture, Nutrition & Culinary Arts · Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Ornamental Horticulture Certificate of Achievement
Students completing this Ornamental Horticulture Certificate of Achievement program will learn skills for employment and prepares them for crew leadership roles within the landscape industry. It teaches the skills required for exam preparation for industry-recognized credentials leading to irrigation, tree care, landscape, landscape maintenance or nursery certification; which are embedded in the course work. The landscape industry is a fifty-eight-billion-dollar industry with job opportunities in landscape maintenance, urban forestry, irrigation management, landscape construction, and restoration. To Achieve the Certificate of Achievement: Upon completion of the following courses with at least a ‘C or P’ grade in each course, the student will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement.
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to distinguish and differentiate plant morphology, reproduction, nutritional and cultural needs, soil and water, and pest control to solve plant health problems in garden, nursery or landscape environments.
2. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to develop strong communication skills, both oral and written, to demonstrate comprehension of plant knowledge, including managerial and leadership abilities for careers within the horticultural industry.
3. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to demonstrate employment skills needed to design, install, maintain or propagate plants for the variety of horticultural specialties within the industry.
4. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to examine and assemble landscape irrigation components into an operational irrigation design system.
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamental Horticulture Certificate of Achievement: Complete all of the following | 25 | |
| CRPS B3 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| ORNH B1 | Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture | 3 |
| ORNH B4 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| ORNH B12 | Landscape Maintenance | 3 |
| ORNH B48WE | Work Experience Education | 1 |
| ORNH B10 | Landscape Irrigation | 3 |
| Plant Identification | 3 | |
| ORNH B6 | Ornamental Plant Identification - Ground Covers, Vines, and Dwarf Shrubs | 3 |
| ORNH B7 | Ornamental Plant Identification - Large Shrubs, Small Trees, Large Trees, and Palms | 3 |
| Select 6 units from the Landscape or Nursery Path | ||
| Landscape or Nursery Path | 3 | |
| ORNH B9 | Introduction to Tree Care and Urban Forestry | 3 |
| ORNH B2 | Fundamentals of Nursery Management and Plant Production | 3 |
| ORNH B8 | Introduction to Landscape Design | 3 |
| Landscape or Nursery Path | 3 | |
| ORNH B11 | Landscape Construction and Installation | 3 |
| ORNH B36 | Beginning Floral Design | 3 |