{
  "college": "coastline-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Special Education",
  "id": "special-education--horticulture-certificate-completion",
  "name": "Horticulture",
  "award": "Certificate of Completion",
  "department": "special-education",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/pathways/college-preparation-career-development/special-education/horticulture-certificate-completion/",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Horticulture Certificate of Completion is provided for students through Coastline College’s Special Programs and Services office. This program is a pathway course of study culminating in competent, entry-level job preparedness with a focus on knowledge, professionalism, and personal responsibility.\n\nCoastline College offers a program specific to the population of students with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders (ID Program). This certificate program is a response to state and local requests for occupational/educational training for adults with intellectual disabilities to enter the integrated work force. Courses in this program will be taught by Special Programs faculty with assistance/mentoring from field professionals. Students will enroll in a pathway series of courses with a required externship to earn a Horticulture Certificate of Completion.\n\nUpon completion of the Horticulture Certificate, students will have the knowledge, skills, and experience in Horticulture to work in a variety of occupational settings, which include Groundskeeping, Ornamental Gardening, Nursery, Greenhouse, and Farming.\n\nThis award confirms that a student has completed a noncredit program that prepares students to progress in a career path or to take degree-applicable courses.\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n1.  Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and experience required to work in basic groundskeeping, gardening, nursery, and farming activities.\n2.  Independently recall and perform best practices of horticulture settings while participating in work activities independently or with faculty, managers, customers, work staff and students."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Requirements"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Core"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Complete the following:"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Semester 1"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C001N",
          "title": "Employability Skills",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C076N",
          "title": "Groundskeeping Basics",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Semester 2"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C002N",
          "title": "Problem-Solving in the Workplace",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C077N",
          "title": "Gardening Basics",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Semester 3"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C005N",
          "title": "Vocational Academics",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C079N",
          "title": "Nursery Basics",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Semester 4"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C061N",
          "title": "Interview Preparation and Readiness",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPED C078N",
          "title": "Greenhouse Basics",
          "units": "40",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Total Hours",
          "units": "320"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}