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THE HORTICULTURE& LANDSCAPE
TECHNOLOGIES C A R E E R P A T H W A Y
EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES
I N T R O T O A G R I C U L T U R E
I N T R O T O H O R T I C U L T U R E
I R R I G A T I O N 1 & 2
L A N D S C A P E M A N A G E M E N T
W O O D Y P L A N T S : S H R U B S
A N D V I N E S
A N N U A L S , B U L B S A N D
G R A S S E S
HORTICULTURE &LANDSCAPE EDUCATION
Check out the followingwebsite: https://www.ffa.org/home
CONTACT US
C T E I n s t r u c t o r : D r . J a m e s O w i n oP h o n e : 7 1 9 - 3 2 8 - 2 1 5 1
E m a i l : J A M E S . O W I N O @ d 1 1 . o r g
h t t p : / / e a r l y c o l l e g e . d 1 1 . o r g / c a r e e r p a t h w a y s /
ROY J. WASSON ACADEMIC CAMPUS2115 AFTON WAY
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909
FFA is an intracurricular studentorganization for those interested in
agriculture and leadership. Theletters “FFA” stand for Future
Farmers of America. FFA is not justfor students who want to be
production farmers; FFA alsowelcomes members who aspire to
careers as teachers, doctors,scientists, business owners and more.
G R O W Y O U R F U T U R E !
This Career Pathway program preparesyou to work for landscape maintenance
companies. Students learn essentiallandscape management ski l ls such astree care, pruning, soi l management,
watering, fert i l izat ion, pestmanagement, and sprinkler repair .
Beyond this, students wil l have theopportunity with a Cooperative
Education Internship to supplementcoursework with practical work
experience related to their educationalprogram. Students work under the
immediate supervision of experiencedpersonnel and with the direct guidance
of the instructor.
Upon program completion our studentswil l gain the Landscape Maintenance
Technician Cert i f ication.
Be a part of a NationalCareer & Technical Student
Organization!
POSTSECONDARY CREDIT OPTIONS:
IRRIGATION 1 & 2 T h e I r r i g a t i o n 1 c o u r s e i n t r o d u c e s
s t u d e n t s t o r e l e v a n t i r r i g a t i o n c o m p o n e n t sa n d t h e i r u s e , i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d
m a i n t e n a n c e . This course is an introductory
course designed to exposestudents to different facets of FFA
and the agriculture industry.Students will gain knowledge in
scientific principles of agricultureand natural resources including plant science, leadership skills,
public speaking, FFA opportunities,agricultural mechanics and animal
science.High School Credits: 2
T h i s c o u r s e t e a c h e s t h e
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , l a n d s c a p e u s a g e
a n d c u l t u r e o f r e g i o n a l l y a d a p t e d
a n n u a l c o l o r c r o p s , o r n a m e n t a l
g r a s s e s , a n d b u l b s .
I N T R O T O H O R T I C U L T U R E : 4
I R R I G A T I O N 1 : 3
I R R I G A T I O N 2 : 3
L A N D S C A P E M A N A G E M E N T : 4
W O O D Y P L A N T S : S H R U B S A N D V I N E S : 3
A N N U A L S , B U L B S A N D G R A S S E S : 3
C O O P E R A T I V E E D U C A T I O N : 3
INTRO TO AGRICULTURE
INTRO TO HORTICULTURE ANNUALS, BULBS ANDGRASSES
WOODY PLANTS:SHRUBS AND VINES
T h i s c l a s s t e a c h e s t h e
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , l a n d s c a p e u s a g e
a n d c u l t u r e o f r e g i o n a l l y
a d a p t e d s h r u b s a n d v i n e s .
LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT
T h i s c l a s s u s e s a d i s c u s s i o n o f l a n d s c a p em a i n t e n a n c e p r a c t i c e s a n d b e s t
m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s a s a l a u n c h i n g p o i n tf o r t h e s t u d e n t t o d e v e l o p a s i t e
m a n a g e m e n t p l a n a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o fl a n d s c a p e m a i n t e n a n c e c o n t r a c t i n g . T o p i c si n c l u d e w e e d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , t r e e a n d s h r u bp r u n i n g , f l o w e r b e d m a i n t e n a n c e t u r f c a r e ,
c l i e n t c a r e a n d c r e w m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s .
A W A R D E D L A N D S C A P E M A I N T E N A N C ET E C H N I C I A N C E R T I F I C A T E
A T P R O G R A M C O M P L E T I O N
P I K E S P E A K C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
A R T I C U L A T E D C R E D I T S :
T h i s c o u r s e i n t r o d u c e s t h e b i o l o g yo f h o r t i c u l t u r a l p l a n t s , a n d b a s i c
h o r t i c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s .
I r r i g a t i o n 2 i n t r o d u c e s s t u d e n t s t oi r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m b e s t m a n a g e m e n t
p r a c t i c e s . T o p i c s i n c l u d e e l e c t r i c a n dh y d r a u l i c t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , r e p a i r ,e f f i c i e n c y a n d w a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n
p r a c t i c e s .