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Gardening and Landscaping

Allan Hancock College

Certificate

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Dates

Since Jun 2010

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Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Santa Maria, California

    800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, California, 93454-6399

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 37-1012.00

Skills

MonitoringTime ManagementManagement of Personnel ResourcesActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingCoordinationInstructing

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementMathematicsPublic Safety and Security

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityNear VisionWritten ComprehensionVisualizationSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive Reasoning

Tasks

  • Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance
  • Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather co
  • Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions o
  • Repair irrigation systems.

Technology

Web page creation and editing softwareInventory management softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareElectronic mail software

Tools

Adjustable hand wrenchesAdjustable widemouth pliersBed shapersBrick cuttersBucket trucksChainsawsClaw hammersCordless drillsDesktop computersDump trucksEquipment trailersFarm tractorsFertilizer spreadersForkliftsGarden spades

Work Values

IndependenceRelationshipsWorking ConditionsAchievementSupportRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium37-1012.00First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workerstitle_inference$56,170 median$83,080 top+2.36%520
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Crew work schedules — coordinate and adjust based on weather conditions, equipment availability, and shifting project priorities on municipal or private grounds.
  • Operating procedures and safety standards — communicate and reinforce consistently to a small landscaping crew with reduced supervisory oversight.
  • Plant and soil conditions — assess during routine grounds tours and recommend corrective actions such as aeration, irrigation adjustment, or pest treatment.
  • Fertilizer, herbicide, and insecticide applications — direct crew mixing and application activities in compliance with label requirements and site contracts.
  • Project timelines and task deadlines — monitor progress across active landscaping jobs and redirect crew effort when milestones are at risk.
  • Tree trimming, shrub pruning, and turf care — perform and demonstrate correct techniques to crew members during on-site training situations.
  • Completed work quality — inspect against contract specifications and provide corrective feedback to workers on commercial or institutional grounds.
  • Inventory management software — track supply levels of fertilizers, chemicals, and equipment parts to ensure continuous field operations.
  • Conflict or performance issues within a crew — address using active listening and clear communication to maintain cooperation on a job site.
  • Work instructions and safety data sheets — read and interpret accurately to ensure proper crew execution of chemical application tasks.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
66%
Placement Rate
70%