Merritt College AS in Horticulture

16 Associate Degrees Awarded

Horticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Merritt College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in horticulture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Horticulture from Merritt College Cost?

$1,167 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Merritt College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Merritt College paid an average of $231 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,104	$7,464
Fees	$63	$231
Books and Supplies	$1,971	$1,971

Learn more about Merritt College tuition and fees.

Does Merritt College Offer an Online AS in Horticulture?

Merritt College does not offer an online option for its horticulture associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merritt College Online Learning page.

Merritt College Associate Student Diversity for Horticulture

16 Associate Degrees Awarded

75.0% Women

12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 students received their associate degree in horticulture. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their associate degree in horticulture in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received an associate degree in horticulture at Merritt College in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

AS in Horticulture Focus Areas at Merritt College

Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
L&scaping & Groundskeeping	14
Plant Nursery Operations & Management	2

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.