Landscape Design Schools Near Orlando, Florida

Valencia Community College

• Valencia Community College is the only school in Orlando that offers a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Technology, according to CTI Career Search. It is the most immediate school in relation to Orlando and offers an associate degree in landscape/horticulture technology that can be completed in a year or less, according to Valencia's Landscape and Horticulture Technology curriculum. Students can choose to specialize in horticulture or landscape specializations. Students who choose the landscape concentration must complete three hours of courses in nursery operation and plant propagation as well as 11 hours of electives. These electives can cover courses dealing with pesticides and citrus growth and can even include internships.

  Valencia Community College

  P.O. BOX 3028

  Orlando, FL 32802

  407-299-5000

  valenciacc.edu

College of Central Florida

• The College of Central Florida, located in Ocala, Florida, is one of only a handful of schools close to Orlando that offers a degree in landscape design. Like Valencia Community College, CTI Career Search states that the College of Central Florida offers an associate degree in the field. According to the College of Central Florida's website, their landscape design program prepares students for work in fields such as greenhouse production, nursery management and landscape designers. The program, once completed, can also lead to the Florida Gateway College, which offers an additional golf course operations program. According to the College of Central Florida's website, the landscape design concentration requires 64 credit hours that include core courses, nine hours of general education requirements, and six hours of electives.

  College of Central Florida

  3001 SW College Road

  Ocala, FL 34474

  352-873-5800

  cf.edu

South Florida Community College

• The South Florida Community College located in Avon Park, FL is another college that offers an associate degree in landscape design. The department's website states that this 30-hour course was designed to prepare students for work in the field and emphasizes courses in plant physiology, identification, and, in the case of the landscape concentration, equipment maintenance and employability skills. Courses within the 30 hours of work include citrus culture, landscape design and turfgrass management.

  South Florida Community College

  600 West College Drive

  Avon Park, FL 33825

  863-453-6661

  southflorida.edu