The Horticulture program at the Arkansas Tech University Career Center covers a broad field of careers, including agribusiness, horticulture, ag-science and leadership.

Agribusiness prepares students for the business world through entrepreneurship, banking, record keeping and personal finances. Horticulture provides training in plant physiology and development, greenhouse management, turf management and landscaping. Ag-science provides career preparation in biotechnology, animal science, forestry and natural resources. Leadership prepares the student for work in any field they wish to enter with training in leadership styles, oral and written communication, parliamentary procedure and FFA activities.

We provide a wide variety of learning experiences that include classroom instruction and hands-on activities. These experiences are designed to give students exposure to entry-level skills for a career in agriculture. The opportunity for an advanced agricultural education is tremendous with institutions such as Arkansas Tech University offering further training in areas covered at the Career Center.

The Career Center Horticulture program is designed to provide a foundation education to prepare students to enter any agricultural area they wish to pursue. The agriculture industry is the largest in the United States, and this employment field falls short of filling its professional career openings by as much at 10 to 14 percent each year. This statistic provides students with a great opportunity to pursue their chosen career in agriculture. So come join the agricultural field to help feed our nation!

Students who complete this program of study offered at the Career Center may receive a Certificate of Proficiency in viticulture.

Faculty

Larry Thornton
lthornton1@atu.edu