Education ~ APLD® Education Database
These educational institutions provide programs and courses within the Landscape Design field. Please contact them directly if you would like to find out more about their services.
APLD® offers this listing for the information and convenience of the public. APLD® does not endorse any of the specific programs. This list is by no means complete, and will be added to as we receive more information. If you know of any institution offering programs in landscape design, or have corrections to this list, please contact headquarters at 4305 North Sixth Street Suite A, Harrisburg, PA 17110, info@apld.org.
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| Alabama |
| Alabama A & M University |
| Auburn University |
| Alaska |
| Arizona |
| University of Arizona-College of Agriculture |
| Fleur
De Lis Institute of Landscape Design/Construction Paula Fox, Administrator 1133 South Swan Road Tucson, AZ 85711 520-747-8200 Fax: 520-747-0300 pffox@fdlinstitute.org |
| Arkansas |
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Arkansas
State University |
| California |
| American
River College; Horticulture Charles Purcell 4700 College Oak Drive Sacramento, CA 95841 916-484-8539 |
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Bakersfield
College – Environmental Horticulture |
| Cabrillo
College; Horticulture Richard Merrill 6500 Soquel Avenue Aptos, CA 95003 |
| Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo; Landscape Architecture Walt Bremer 1 Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 |
| California
School of Garden Design; Private School Offering Design Courses 530-885-1625 |
| California
State Polytechnic University Pomona; Landscape Architecture Ken Nakabo Mark VonWadtke 3801 West Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91766 909-869-2673 |
| Carritos
College; Ornamental Horticulture Frank Yee 11110 Alondra Blvd Norwalk, CA 90650 562-860-2451 |
| City
College of San Francisco 50 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 Environmental Horticulture Certificate and Degree programs Dept Head: Holly Money-Collins AIFD (415) 239-3106 or (415) 239-3236 Email: hmoney@ccsf.cc.ca.us |
| College
of Marin; Environmental Landscaping Louis Hunt 835 College Avenue Kentfield, CA 94904 |
| College of
San Mateo; Horticulture Grace Sonner 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94402 415-574-6494 |
| College
of the Sequoias; Not available 915 South Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277 209-730-3700 |
| Cosumnes
River College Horticulture Dave Andrews, Professor of Horticulture 8401 Center Parkway Sacramento, CA 95823 916-691-7551 andrewd@crc.losrios.edu |
| El Camino
Community College; Environmental Horticulture Science J. Horn 16007 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90508-0001 310-532-3670 |
| Foothill
College; Ornamental Horticulture Dan Svenson 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos, CA 94022-4599 650-949-7380 |
| Fullerton
College; Horticulture Landscape Nursery Management Diane Komos 321 E. Chapman Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832-2095 714-992-7380 |
| Las
Positas College; Horticulture 3033 Collier Canyon Road Livermore, CA 94550 925-373-5884 |
| Long Beach City
College; Horticulture David Frettalone 4901 E. Carson Street Long Beach, CA 90808-1706 562-938-3092 |
| Mendocino
College; Landscape Practice Certificate Horticulture Degree Nursery Production Management |
| Merritt College;
Landscape Horticulture Denise Lee 12500 Campus Drive Oakland, CA 94818 510-531-4911 |
| Mesa
College; Certificate of Landscape Architecture Patrick Pidgeon 7250 Mesa College Drive San Diego, CA 92111-4998 619-627-2801 |
| MiraCosta
College; Horticulture Aileen Glesson One Barnard Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 780-795-6838 |
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Modesto
Junior College; Ornamental Gardening |
| Monterey
Peninsula College; Ornamental Horticulture Cathy Haas 980 Fremont Street Monterey, CA 93940-4799 831-645-4000 |
| Orange
Coast College; Ornamental Horticulture Certificate Program John Parker PO Box 5005 Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5005 714-432-0202 |
|
Reedley College Environmental
Horticulture Dept. |
| Santa Barbara
City College; Environmental Horticulture Jerry Sortomme 721 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394 805-985-0581 x 2244 |
| Santa Rosa
Junior College; Horticulture Landscape 1501 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401-4395 530-527-4650 |
| Shasta
Tehama Trinity Junior College ;Environmental Horticulture Management
Leimone Wait 11555 Old Oregon Trail PO Box 496006 Redding, CA 96049-6006 530-225-4827 x 4865 |
|
R. Littlepage & Assoc. |
| UC
Berkeley Extension; Certificate in Garden Design For information call (415) 284-1044, e-mail landarch@unex.berkeley.edu, or write to the Garden Design Certificate Program at UC Berkeley Extension, 95 Third St., San Francisco, CA 94103. |
| UC Santa
Cruz; Agra/Ecology Jim Leap Farm and Garden Santa Cruz, CA 95064 |
| University of California, Davis Landscape Architecture One Shields Avenue David, CA 95616 |
| Ventura
College; Landscape Horticulture Don Rodriques 4667 Telegraph Hill Ventura, CA 93003 605-654-6400 x 3207 |
| West
Valley College; Landscape Architecture Associate Degree Mike Lorimer 14000 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070-5695 406-741-2034 |
| Yuba College
;Ornamental Horticulture 2088 N. Beale Avenue Marysville, CA 95901 530-741-6700 |
| Colorado |
Front Range Community College |
| Connecticut |
| University of
Connecticut; Agriculture Landscape Architecture Plant Science |
| Naugatuck
Valley Community College: Mathematics/Science Division 750 Chase Parkway Waterbury CT 06708-3000 Anthony Bleach Coordinator Landscaping and Horticulture - 203-596-8633 |
| District of Columbia |
| Landscape Design Program The George Washington University Contact: Adele N. Ashkar, ASLA, Director 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 601e Washington, DC 20052 Phone:202 994-0047 Fax: 202 994-9688 |
| United States Department Of Agriculture USDA Graduate School; Landscape Design Certicate Program Joel Lerner 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington D.C. 20052 202-314-3656 |
| Delaware |
| University
of Delaware; Plant Science Horticulture Landscape Architecture New Castle 302-831-2000 |
| Delaware
State University; Agriculture Plant Science 1200 N. Dupont Highway Dover, Delaware 302-739-4924 |
| Florida |
| The Dept of Environmental Horticulture |
| Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical University; Landscape Design & Management
Edwin R. Duke, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 306 Perry Paige South Tallahassee FL 32307 850-599-3260 850-412-7536 edwin.duke@famu.edu |
| Horticulture Program at Palm Beach Community College in PB Gardens, Florida Contacts: George Rogers, Ph.D. Horticulture Dept. Chair, PBCC, 561-207-5052, rogersg@pbcc.edu or Adjunct Professor Dustin Mizell, MSLA |
| Georgia |
| Hawaii |
| Idaho |
| Illinois |
| Belleville
Area College; Ornamental Horticulture Charles Giedeman 2500 Carlyle Road Belleville, IL 62221 618-235-2700 |
| College of DuPage;
Ornamental Horticulture Judy Bergholzer 425 22nd Street Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 630-858-2800 |
| College of
Lake Country; Ornamental Horticulture Donald Lloyd 19351 W. Washington St. Grayslake, IL 60030 847-223-6601 |
| Danville
Area College; Ornamental Horticulture Charles Schroeder 200 E. Main St. Danville, IL 61832 217-443-8793 |
| William
Rainey Harper College; Ornamental Horticulture Edgar L. Metcalf 1200 Algonquin Rd. Palatine, IL 60067 847-925-6000 |
| Illinois
Central College; Ornamental Horticulture Randey Wall One College Drive East Peoria, IL 61635 309-694-5414 |
| Joliet Junior
College; Ornamental Horticulture Dr. James Ethridge 1216 Houbolt Ave Joliet, IL 60150 815-280-6636 |
| Kishwaukee
College; Ornamental Horticulture Larry Marty 21193 Malta Road Malta, IL 60150 815-825-2086 x 297 |
| McHenry
County College ;Ornamental Horticulture Brian Sager 8900 US HWY 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60012 815-455-8673 |
| Northwestern University Landscape Design Program |
| Southern Illinois
University; Ornamental Horticulture Brian Klubeck Department of Plant and Soil Science Carbondale, IL 62901 618-452-2496 |
| Triton
College; Ornamental Horticulture Ken Benson 200 5th Avenue River Grove, IL 60171 708-456-0300 x 333 or x785 |
| University of
Illinois – Urbana & Ornamental Horticulture Dr. Gary King 1005 Plant Science Lab 1201 S. Dorner Drive Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-3363 |
|
The
School of the Chicago Botanic Garden |
| Western Illinois University Horticulture Program Contact: Dr. Marietta Loehrlein 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 Phone: 309-298-1089 |
| Morton Arboretum;
Design courses and certificate programs Rt. 53 Lisle, IL 60532 630-719-2400 |
| Indiana |
| Iowa |
| Kirkwood Community College Department of Horticulture Cedar Rapids, Iowa 319-398-5441 |
| Kansas |
| Kentucky |
| Louisiana |
| Maine |
| The University of Maine Landscape Horticulture Program Contact: William Mitchell, Program Coordinator 117 Deering Hall Orono, ME 04468 (207) 581-2948 wlmitch@maine.edu |
| Maryland |
| George
Washington University; Landscape Design Graduate Certificate Program 2029 K St NW Suite 600 Washington D.C. 20006 202-973-1130 www.gwu.edu/GWnearyou |
| University of
Maryland; Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture Dr. Christopher Walsh 2102 Plant Sciences Building College Park, MD |
| Prince Georges
Community College ;Associate Degree Horticulture Lisa Moranto Department of Horticulture 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20772 301-322-0182 |
| Montgomery
College; Horticulture Steve Dubik 20200 Observation Drive Germantown, MD 301-353-7803 |
| Morgan
State University Montebello B107 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 21251 443.885.1898 (phone) 443.885.8233 (fax) cphillips@moac.morgan.edu |
| Massachusetts |
| Conway School
of Landscape Design PO Box 179 Conway, MA 01341-0179 413 369-4044 conway@csld.edu www.csld.edu |
| Landscape
Institute Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Cronkhite Graduate Center 6 Ash Street Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| North Shore
Community College 1 Ferncroft Road Danvers, MA (978) 236-1200 mmehaffe@northshore.edu |
| University
of Massachusetts Extension Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 104 French Hall University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 413-545-0895 fax 413-577-1620 Kathleen Carroll, Team Leader kcarroll@umext.umass.edu http://www.UMassGreenInfo.org |
| Michigan |
| MSU Northern Michigan Plant Science Program http://www.hrt.msu.edu/offcampus.htm |
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Michigan State University |
| Oakland
Community College 2900 Featherstone Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2845. www.occ.cc.mi.us/landscape/ |
| Minnesota |
|
University of Minnesota |
| Mississippi |
| Hinds
Community College - Raymond, Mississippi Department Chair: Martha G. Hill PO Box 1100 Raymond, MS 39154-1100. Office number: 601-857-3290. Email: MGHill@hindscc.edu |
| Missouri |
| Southeast Missouri State University http://www4.semo.edu/agriculture |
| University of Missouri - Columbia http://horticulture.missouri.edu/landscape%20design/ |
| Montana |
| Nebraska |
| Nevada |
| New Hamsphire |
| New Hampshire
Technical Institute; Landscape Design Division of Community Education 11 Institute Drive Concord, NH 03301-7412 |
| University of
New Hampshire Thompson School Durham, NH |
| New Jersey |
| Bergen
Community College; Ornamental Horticulture Dr. Steven Fischer 400 Paramus Road Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| County College
of Morris; Landscape Management and Design Agribusiness Career Certificates in Landscape Design |
| Construction Garden Center Management Grounds Maintenance Jan-Marie Traynor(APLD member) Agricultural Technology Program CCM214 Centergrove Road Randolph, NJ 07869 phone 973-328-5363 Fax: 973-328-5359 e-mail: jtraynor@ccm.edu |
| Cumberland
County College; Horticulture Kevin Fenning Box 517 Cumberland, NJ 0836 e-mail:0kfen@cccnj.net |
| Mercer Community
College; Ornamental Horticulture Amy Iseneker 1200 Old Trenton Road Trenton, NJ 08690 e-mail: isenekea@mccc.edu |
|
Landscape
Design courses at Cook College |
| Union County College; Ornamental Horticulture Tom Ombrello 1033 Springfield Avenue Cranford, NJ 07016 e-mail: ombrella@hawk.ucc.edu |
| New Mexico |
| New York |
|
Columbia University's School of Continuing Education |
| New
York Botanical Garden 2 yr.degree in landscape design 200th St. and Kazmiroff Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 (718-817-8700 e-mail: nybg.org/edu Continuing Education 718-817-8747 |
| State University of New York College at Delhi Applied Sciences and Recreation Division 2 Main Street Delhi, NY 13753 Division phone 607-746-4410 Admissions office: 1-800-96-DELHI or 607-746-4550 |
| Institute
of Ecosystem Studies 181 Sharon TurnpikeMillbrook NY 12545845 677- 9643 www.ecostudies.org/education/continuing.html |
| North Carolina |
|
Central
Piedmont Community College; Horticulture Technology |
| Agricultural
and Technical State University Dr. Marihelen Glass at (336) 334-7520 N.C. Greensboro, NC |
| Sandhills
Community College: Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Road Pinehurst NC 28374. Phone 1.910.695.3725 http://www.sandhills.cc.nc.us |
| Ohio |
| Columbus State
Community College; Landscape Design Landscape Contracting |
| Cincinnati
State Technical & Community College Mark Deacon co-chair Landscape Horticulture Department Room 330 3520 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690 513-569-1644 513-569-1467 (fax) mark.deacon@cincinnatistate.edu |
| Ohio State University |
| Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland Ohio)-available for winter quarter on the web: Horticultural Botany and Landscape Plants I |
| Oklahoma |
| Tulsa Community
College; Horticulture Program Landscape Design courses Mr. John Kahre Northeast Campus 3727 North Apache Tulsa, Oklahoma 74115-311 (918) 595-7000 http://www.tulsa.cc.ok.us |
| Oregon |
| Clackamas
Community College; Horticulture 19600 S Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 www.clackamas.cc.or.us |
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Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture |
| Portland Community
College ;Landscape Technology Program with Design track Rock Creek Campus 17705 N.W. Springville Road PO Box 19000 Portland, OR 97280-0990 Building 7 Room 202614-7255 Phone: 503-614-7257 Fax: 503-614-7050 E-mail: landscape@pcc.edu www.pcc.edu or www.pcc.edu/landscape |
| Pennsylvania |
| Chatham College; Landscape Design |
| The Pennsylvania
State University Horticulture Department Contact: Paige Thomas 208 Tyson Building University Park, Pa. 16802 814-863-6087 E-mail: pmt2@psu.edu |
| Temple
University Ambler College Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture 580 Meetinghouse Road Ambler, PA 19002 Admissions Phone: 215-283-1252 Admissions Fax: 215-283-1210 E-mail: ambler@temple.edu |
| University of Pennsylvania |
| Rhode Island |
| University of Rhode Island :BA program |
| South Carolina |
|
Clemson University Dr. Dan Nadenicek,Chair of the Department of Planning and Landscape
Architecture. 864-656-3926. |
| Spartanburg Technical College in Spartanburg, SC www.stcsc.edu\hort |
| South Dakota |
|
South Dakota
State University |
| Tennessee |
| University
of Tennessee Knoxville |
| Texas |
| Palo
Alto College in San Antonio Texas. Kirk Williams Mgt. Programs Chairperson kwilliam@accd.edu |
| The
University of Texas at Arlington: Masters Program in Landscape
Architecture Tarrant County College North West Campus : Associates Program in Horticulture |
| Utah |
| Vermont |
| Virginia |
| George
Washington University; Landscape Design Graduate Certificate Program 2029 K St NW Suite 600 Washington D.C. 20006 202-973-1130 www.gwu.edu/GWnearyou |
| Tidewater Community College |
| Northern Virginia
Community College ;Horticulture Associate Degree Associates Degree in Landscape Design David Scheid 1000 Harry Bird Highway Sterling, VA 22170 703-450-2614 |
| Lucy Coggin 1800 Lakeside Avenue1800 Lakeside Ave Richmond Va 23228 804-262-9887 ext 359 |
| Washington |
| Edmonds Community
College Horticulture Department 20000 68th Ave. W Lynnwood, WA 98036 Chair: Tim Hohn Phone: 425-640-1739 E-Mail: horticulture@edcc.edu |
| Lake Washington
Technical College 2-year Horticulture Design Seminar Don Marshall e-mail: dmarshall@ctc.edu |
| South
Seattle Community College; Horticulture Landscape Horticulture Program 6000 16 th Ave SW Seattle , WA 98106-1499 Program Coordinator: Sarah Skamser Arboretum Coordinator: Van Bobbitt --------- E-Mails: sskamser@sccd.ctc.edu vbobbitt@sccd.ctc.edu rauditor@sccd.ctc.edu --------- Phone: 206-764-5336 Earn a One-year certificate or an AAS Degree in Landscape Design & Construction, Landscape Management or Horticultural Studies. Classes offered adjacent to our 6-acre arboretum and the Seattle Chinese Garden . |
| Clover Park
Technical College; Greenhouse Nursery Technician Landscape Construction and Grounds Maintenance Flower Shop Assistant Dan Roberts 4500 Steilacoom Blvd.SW Tacoma, WA 98499-4098 |
| University
of Washington-Center for Urban Horticulture; Landscape Design
classes Director: Dr. Clem Hamilton, Ph.D Dave Stockdale 3501 NE 41st Street Seattle, WA |
| Clark
College; Landscape Horticulture Greenhouse and Nursery Environmental Management Dr. Herbert Orange 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. APH Vancouver, WA 98663-3598 360-992-2210 |
| Skagit Valley
College; Horticulture Robert Pass 2405 College Way Mount Vernon WA 98273-5899 360-416-7600 e-mail: pass@skagit.ctc.edu |
|
South Puget
Sound Community College; A.A. in Horticulture |
| Spokane
Community College Landscape Horticulture Environmental Horticulture, Forestry Bob Peregoy Horticulture Program N 1810 Greene Street M.S. 2080 Spokane, WA 99217-5399 509-533-7256 e-mail: dmoore@ctc.edu |
| Washington State
University ;Horticulture and Landscape Architecture College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Pullman WA 99164-6414 509-335-9502 |
| West Virginia |
| Wisconsin |
|
Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) |
| Wyoming |
| Canada |
| Fanshawe
College School of Art and Design London Ontario, Canada Contact: Ron Koudys, Professor of Landscape Design |
| University
of Guelph;Independent Studies program offers certificates in landscape design. |
| Certificate in Garden Design The University of British Columbia Continuing Studies 5997 Iona Drive Vancouver BC, CAnada V6T 1Z1 Tel: 604-822-1444 Fax: 604-822-1599 email: garden.design@cstudies.ubc.ca http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/garden/ |
| Okanagan University
College; Horticulture Certificate Alan Duckworth 1000 K.L.O. Road Kelowna B.C. V1Y 4X8 Canada 250-862-5458 e-mail: distanceed@okanagan.bc.ca |
| England |
| Garden
Design School e-mail: info@gardendesignschool.com |
| Inchbald
School of Design; Garden Design http://www.inchbald.co.uk/ |
| Oxford College of Garden Design; Garden Design |
| Pickard School of Garden Design; Garden Design 45 Business Village Stafford Technology Park Beaconside Stafford, ST18 0TW Telephone: +44(0)1785 850240 e-mail: admin@pickardsgd.com Web: www.pickardsgd.com |
| Plumpton
College; Garden Design Ditchling Road Nr. Lewes East Sussex BN7 3AE England Tel:01273 890454 Fax:01273 890071 |
| New Zealand |
|
Anna Gresham Landscape Design School |
| Norway |
| Childrens Landscape |
| South Africa |
|
The Jo-Anne
Hilliar School of Landscape Design |
Online Courses
Anna Gresham Landscape Design School
The Landscape Design School offers an intensive Diploma program by correspondence, as preparation for a career in landscape design. http://www.landscape-designer.co.nz/
Department of Horticulture - Iowa State University
106 Horticulture Hall
Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1100
Phone: 515-294-2751
Email: isuhort@iastate.edu
Gwinnett Technical College
Located in Lawrenceville , Georgia (a northeast suburb of Atlanta ) has a Horticulture program that has an average enrollment of about 200 students. In addition to horticulture degrees, it has a Certificate in Landscape Design (see link below), which can be earned online or in class at the campus. Dr. Richard Ludwig is the program director and can be reached at rludwig@gwinnett.tec.ga.us . For program info, visit http://www.gwinnetttechnicalcollege.com .
Green Industries Institute
http://www.greenindustries.org
Contact: Joy Dorst , 2729 W Washington St , Monticello, Fl 32344
The English Gardening School
UCLA Extension
Now offering online courses "AutoCAD for Landscape Architects" and "Landscape Architecture: Advanced Professional Practices."
More info can be found at: http://www.uclaextension.edu/index.cfm?href=/online_landscape_arch/index.cfm