by our College Data Analytics TeamApplied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is a concentration offered under the horticulture major at Virginia Highlands Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in applied horticulture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at VHCC paid an average of $331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $154 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,620 | $9,918 |
| Fees | $90 | $795 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,260 | $1,260 |
Learn more about VHCC tuition and fees.
VHCC does not offer an online option for its applied horticulture associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VHCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the applied horticulture students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.5%.
None of the applied horticulture associate degree recipients at VHCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
