Delaware Valley College in Pennsylvania offers a bachelor's degree program in hydroponic crop science. This major will prepare students for careers as hydroponic crop producers, teachers and hydroponics researchers. The college teaches approximately 2,000 students and is attractive to many international students.
The Office of Admissions
Delaware Valley College
700 East Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901
delval.edu
Utah State University in Logan, Utah, houses the USU Crop Physiology Laboratory. Utah State researchers have conducted experiments for over 20 years using hydroponic techniques. According to the laboratory's website, "Plants are often grown under electric lamps and in hydroponic culture--so they never see the sun and never touch soil. These conditions allow us to conduct detailed studies on genetic responses to environmental conditions." The lab has been funded by NASA for the last 20 years to conduct experiments focused on overcoming the difficulties of growing a sustainable harvest of food crops in the closed system of a spacecraft on a long-term mission.
According to lab director, Dr. Bruce Bugbee, the USU Crop Physiology Laboratory is an incubator for future researchers. "We do research so that we can better teach the scientific method," he says. "Assistantships for the most qualified students are available." General requirements include an undergraduate GPA of 3.6 or better and GRE scores "above the 70th percentile."
USU School of Graduate Studies
0900 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0900
(435) 797-1189
usu.edu
Morrisville State College Horticulture Institute offers a Horticulture Production program in which students grow, manage and market several crops. Tomatoes, lettuce and herbs are grown hydroponically. The college has a 10,000-square-foot greenhouse facility with a computer-controlled environmental control system. Morrisville State College is part of the State University of New York university system.
Morrisville State College
P.O. Box 901
80 Eaton Street
Morrisville, NY 13408
800-258-0111
morrisville.edu