Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2026-27 Academic Catalog Program: Landscape Design and Management Technology - LAND.AS Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Landscape Design and Management Technology - LAND.AS

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STCC’s Landscape Design and Management program prepares students for careers in the plan and soil sciences, landscape design, and landscape management professions. With us, students will learn through practical hands-on training that combines theory and proven landscape practices. Students will have many opportunities to exhibit their knowledge and understanding within their courses. Our courses provide students with a well-rounded base for immediate career opportunities while preparing students to further their educational goals. We foster an encouraging and challenging atmosphere for students to discover their interests and talents in pursuing life-long enjoyment in the original Green Industry. Designing, constructing, and maintaining outdoor spaces require students to respond with creative and functional solutions in a variety of methods. Today, good landscape designers and landscape managers are in demand all over the country. Graduates will have the choice to seek paths in design, landscape management, horticulture, landscape architecture, conservation, insect and plant disease control, landscape construction, turf care, public service, and many more.

These courses introduce students to the profession of landscape design and landscape management. We ensure many hands-on and visual learning opportunities. The faculty’s work and life experiences ensure out students are well guided in learning the best practices used in the Green Industry today and to enjoy their college experience.

Minimum Grade Requirement: All Landscape Technology courses shall be completed with a grade of “D” (63% or 1.0) or above. Any course failed must be repeated before graduation and each course may be repeated only once. The student must also have achieved a 2.0 QPA and shall have remained in good academic standing as outlined in general college policy.

 

Upon the successful completion of requirements for this program, the degree of Associate in Science in Landscape Design and Management Technology will be awarded.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Identify native and non-native trees and shrubs commonly found in New England forests and built landscapes.
  • Perform sustainable pruning methods of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs.
  • Demonstrate best practices planting techniques for trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.
  • Describe the process of establishing turfgrass by seed, sodding, and renovating.
  • Identify texture, pH, and nutrient levels of soils and formulate strategies to make adjustments to each.
  • Perform a landscape site inventory and site analysis.
  • Graphically communicate landscape design solutions through drawings, scale sized modeling, and with digital design program graphics.
  • Describe the major functions of four types of landscape business models.
  • Perform job cost estimates and job-cost analyses related to landscape maintenance and construction operations.
  • Write a basic contract for designing, installing, and maintaining a landscape.
  • Understand principles of marketing for small landscape businesses.
  • Measure topography and design contour maps for a variety of conditions.
  • Develop construction details for retaining walls, paved surfaces and wood structures.
  • Identify and control common pests of ornamental plants and turfgrasses using Integrated Pest Management processes.

(LAND.AS) Curriculum

 

Semester 1

 

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
LAN-100 - Principles of Horticulture 2 credits
LAN-100L - Lab: Principles of Horticulture 1 credits
LAN-110 - Trees in Landscape 3 credits
LAN-110L - Lab: Trees in Landscape 1 credits
ENG-101 - English Composition 1 3 credits

Select one:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
EL-SOC - General Behavioral/Social Science Elective 3 credits
EL-HUM - General Humanities Elective 3 credits

Total: 13 credits

Semester 2

 

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
LAN-115 - Presentation Techniques 3 credits
LAN-120 - Turf Management 2 credits
LAN-120L - Lab: Turf Management 1 credits
EL-SCIL - General Lab Science Elective (BIO 113 Recommended) 4 credits
EL-SOC - General Behavioral/Social Science Elective 3 credits
CMP-106 - Computer Basics: Concepts & Applications 3 credits

Total: 16 credits

 

Semester 3

 

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
LAN-200 - Sustainable Landscape Practices 2 credits
LAN-200L - Lab: Sustainable Landscape Practices 1 credits
LAN-210 - Shrubs in Landscape 3 credits
LAN-210L - Lab: Shrubs in Landscape 1 credits
LAN-220 - Landscape Design 1 1 credits
LAN-220L - Lab: Landscape Design 1 2 credits
LAN-225 - Landscape Operations 3 credits
MAT-100 - Contemporary Mathematical Applications 3 credits

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Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MGT-101 - Principles of Management 3 credits
ACC-101 - Accounting 1 4 credits
BUS-105 - Introduction to Personal Finance 3 credits

Total: 19-20 credits

Semester 4

 

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
LAN-230 - Plant Propagation 2 credits
LAN-230L - Lab: Plant Propagation 1 credits
LAN-240 - Landscape Design 2 1 credits
LAN-240L - Lab: Landscape Design 2 2 credits
LAN-250 - Sustainable Pest Management 2 credits
LAN-250L - Lab: Sustainable Pest Management 1 credits
LAN-260 - Earth Forms and Structures 3 credits
LAN-260L - Lab: Earth Forms and Structures 1 credits

Select one:

 

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG-102 - English Composition 2 3 credits
ENG-105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 credits

Total: 16 credits

Total (LAND.AS) Curriculum Program Credits: 64-65

Program Personnel

Name Title Office Phone Email
Thomas Smith Professor/Coordinator 17/335 413-755-4642 tsmith@stcc.edu
John Wakelin Professor/Department Chair 02/718 413-755-4194 JWakelin@stcc.edu
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