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SCC Horticulture Department
Jason Bagwell Department Chair
 (864) 592-4646
bagwellj@sccsc.edu

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Preparing You For The Future...Growing Minds For a Growing Industry!
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*26th Most Popular College for Horticulture in U.S. (StateUniversity.com)
 
 
Programs:  
 
 
 
Scholarships/Financial Aid:
Any student entering the horticulture program is encouraged to contact our financial aid departement.  Financial aid opportunties include specific horticulture scholarships such as the "Jimmy Painter Horticulture Scholarship" (any student who is a resident of any county other than Spartanburg or Cherokee counties is eligible for the scholarship that if awarded pays the out-of-county tuition difference for one academic year).
 
Training For A Career:
Our Associates Degree program offers hands on training where students acquire knowledge and skills necessary for jobs in our industry such as:
  • Landscape installation and maintenance (irrigation, turfgrass and plant material)
  • Parks and recreation maintenace
  • Landscape Design
  • Sports turf and golf course management
  • Retail and wholesale greenhouse and nursery operations
  • Botanical garden and arboretum management

Equiped For Transfer:
Our graduates can transfer credit toward a Bachelor of Science degree at Clemson University, through our academic partnership in majors such as:    

  • Horticulture
  • Agriculture Education
  • Turfgrass
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Forestry Resource Management
Internships:
A keystone of our horticulture programis internships.  Our students have acquired internships locally and in many states through out the US.  Some locations include:
  • Biltmore House and Gardens (North Carolina)
  • Callaway Gardens (Georgia) 
  • Walt Disney World (Florida)
  • Bartlett Tree Experts (North Carolina)
  • The Greenry (Hilton Head, SC)
  • Thornblade Country Club (Greenville, SC)
  • Roebuck Wholesale Nursery and Landscaping (Spartanburg, SC)
  • Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation
SCC Arboretum:
Through numerous grants and the SCC Foundation, SCC's campus has become a nationally recognized arboretum, providing students with an outdoor lab complex. This, together with four greenhouses, a nursery production area, several unique niche gardens and an ornamental garden, provides students with hands-on learning experiences that lead to numerous educational and career opportunities in the progressive southeast. The SCC Arboretum's beauty is highlighted in the annual SCC Arboretum calendar that is sold to raise funds for the Jimmy Painter Horticultre Scholarship fund.