This educational program focuses on domesticated plants and plant materials used for decorative and recreational applications and prepares individuals to grow, breed, and utilize ornamental plant varieties for aesthetic and commercial purposes. This program typically includes in depth instruction in the environmental design and artistic aspects of horticultural product usage, applicable plant science subjects, and the management of horticultural operations.
The following colleges and universities provide majors and degree programs in Ornamental Horticulture.
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA
- Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA
- Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
- Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI
- Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC
- Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
- Butte College Oroville, CA
- Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
- Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
- City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
- Clackamas Community College Oregon City, OR
- College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
- College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
- College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA
- College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
- College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
- College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
- Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
- Cornell University Ithaca, NY
- Cumberland County College Vineland, NJ
- Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA
- Delaware Valley College Doylestown, PA
- Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
- Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK
- El Camino College Torrance, CA
- Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
- Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL
- Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL
- Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
- Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA
- Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
- Gulf Coast Community College Panama City, FL
- Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
- Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
- Kishwaukee College Malta, IL
- Las Positas College Livermore, CA
- Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
- Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
- McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL
- Merced College Merced, CA
- Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
- Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
- Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA
- Mount San Antonio College Walnut, CA
- Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE
- Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY
- Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO
- Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH
- Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
- Palm Beach Community College Lake Worth, FL
- Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
- Pensacola Junior College Pensacola, FL
- Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD
- Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
- Sampson Community College Clinton, NC
- San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
- Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
- Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
- Shasta College Redding, CA
- Solano Community College Fairfield, CA
- South Florida Community College Avon Park, FL
- South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA
- South Seattle Community College Seattle, WA
- Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
- Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
- State University of New York at Farmingdale Farmingdale, NY
- State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY
- State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville Morrisville, NY
- State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY
- Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
- Texas A&M University College Station, TX
- Triton College River Grove, IL
- Unity College Unity, ME
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
- University of Delaware Newark, DE
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
- University of Maine Orono, ME
- University of New Hampshire Durham, NH
- University of Tennessee: Knoxville Knoxville, TN
- Utah State University Logan, UT
- Vermont Technical College Randolph Center, VT
- Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
- Walters State Community College Morristown, TN
- Yuba Community College District Marysville, CA