MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5069 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2018 Fall Last Admit Term: 2019 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 16 CIP Code: 01.0605	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Agriculture/Equine Science (02) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 37-3011, 37-3013

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Landscape Aide program emphasizes the basic skills of Plant Science and Plant Identification, incorporating these skills into the practical study of Landscape Design and Construction. The program is designed to prepare students to become employed as technicians, salespeople and supervisors in nurseries or landscape design/build firms. Students may continue their studies with the Landscape Specialist CCL. In addition, the program prepares students for jobs with government agencies or other agencies involved with the technical phases of the Landscape Horticulture industry.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

Required Courses

AGL181 Landscape Construction Techniques 3
AGL189 Landscape Design I 3
AGS164 Plant Growth and Development 4
AGS183 Urban Plant Identification and Use 3
+CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry 3

Credits: 16

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Read landscape blueprints and specifications, operate landscape equipment and install complete landscapes. (AGL181) 2. Draw landscape designs using professional landscape drafting techniques including planting plans and sprinkler systems for residential and commercial structures. (AGL189) 3. Classify agricultural plants according to use, growth habits and economic importance in determining the factors influencing plant behavior and accepted cultural practices. (AGS164) 4. Identify common landscape plants by botanical and common name and know how they are used in the landscape. (AGS183) 5. Identify the fundamentals of general chemistry including essential concepts and problem solving techniques for the basic principles of measurement, chemical bonding, structure and reactions, nomenclature, and the chemistry of acids and bases. (CHM130)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 27, 2017

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.