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California Regional Consortia

Tree Care Specialist

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Submitter's Information

Name

Judith M Cutting

Title

Dean of CE, Public Safety, Workforce Dev

Region

Bay Area

College

Monterey Peninsula College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Judith Cutting

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Tree Care Specialist

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Landscape Design and Maintenance (010910)

Projected Start Date

07/01/21

Catalog Description

This certificate gives students a grounding in horticulture with a focus on trees and tree care.  The student will gain knowledge and skills as part of the preparation to take the Certified Arborist exam administered by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Enrollment Completer Projections

It is anticipated that 10-12 students per year will earn this COA.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

Upon successful completion of the program, students will demonstrate an ability to:

  • Identify and name 80-100 tree species and cultivars and discuss placement and care in landscape settings.

  • Describe and practice correct pruning techniques in young and established trees.

  • Apply basic botanical and horticultural knowledge to the cultivation and care of trees in the landscape or nursery setting.

  • Pass the Certified Arborist exam administered by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

9

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

This certificate gives students a grounding in horticulture with a focus on trees and tree care.  The student will gain knowledge and skills as part of the preparation to take the Certified Arborist exam administered by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Program Requirements
Program Requirements (Model Course Sequence)
RequirementsCourseTitleUnitsSequence
Required Core (9.5 units)HORT 51Introduction to Horticulture3Semester 1
HORT 52Introduction to Horticulture II3Semester 2
HORT 55Tree Care3Spring Semester
HORT 202Landscape Pruning0.5Spring Semester

Supporting Documents

Upload Labor Market Information (LMI)

Bay Area Regional Questions

Goal of Program

CTE

Include any other information you would like to share.
The LMI requested several weeks ago for this COA should be received soon. Once received it will replace the advisory board minutes attached as a place holder. We do not have an old LMI report to attach.
Please list similar programs at other colleges in the service area which may be impacted, including the name of the college, the name of the program that may be impacted, the name of the person you contacted and the outcome of that contact.
This certificate uses existing program courses, it is merely a repackaging of curriculum, creating some small specialty certificates. Spoke with Gerlinde Brady, CTE Dean at Cabrillo College. No impact on Cabrillo Colleges Horticulture program.

Submission Details

Published at

12/01/20 - 06:58 AM

Status

Recommended

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Please list the reason(s) for returning "Tree Care Specialist". to Judith M Cutting's drafts. This message will be sent to jcutting@mpc.edu

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