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Summer Semester 2023 Catalog

Sustainable Urban Agriculture Technician, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and the Columbia County Site.

Entrance Dates: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Length of Program: Two Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 19

Program Description: This program prepares the student for a career in sustainable, small scale food production that integrates economic profitability and environmental stewardship. Courses provide hands-on experience in the fundamentals of plant production and marketing, giving the student a complete knowledge of the sustainable farmer’s market system.

Employment Opportunities: Market Farmer, Agri-tourism Farmer, Farmer’s Market Director, Community Garden Manager/Organizer, kitchen garden designer/specialist, CSA operator/farmer, Eco-landscaper (sustainable/organic landscape specialist) are responsible for soil preparation, crop production planning, crop installation, crop management, harvest, handling and marketing. Technicians use sustainable methods to produce the crop on relatively small properties, in agricultural terms. Technicians are located locally and often in urban settings and take advantage of sites previously considered blighted. Technicians most often market directly to the consumer from their property or locally established Farmer’s markets.

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 19 credits

HORT 1080PEST MANAGEMENT

3

HORT 1100INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

3

HORT 1110SMALL SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION

4

HORT 1140HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

3

HORT 1410SOILS

3

 

AGSC 1001INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE

3

OR

HORT XXXXHORTICULTURE ELECTIVE

3

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

 

 

Grovetown Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Sustainable Urban Agriculture

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Grovetown  Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

HORT 1100INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

3

HORT 1140HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

HORT XXXXHORTICULTURE ELECTIVE

3

HORT 1080PEST MANAGEMENT

3

HORT 1410SOILS

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

HORT 1110SMALL SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION

4

*Program Instructors prefer for students take HORT 1030 Greenhouse Management as the elective for this TCC, but it is not mandatory. HORT 1030 is offered Spring Semester. By taking HORT 1030 a student graduates with 20 credits.