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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations in the Southeast Region

32 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 525th most popular major in the country with 1,617 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 431 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 141 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in applied horticulture/horticulture operations.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations in the Southeast Region

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Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region. Morganton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Western Piedmont Community College

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Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Spartanburg Community College

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Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Flat Rock, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full Blue Ridge Community College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Trident Technical College is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Full Trident Technical College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Alamance Community College
Graham, North Carolina

Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alamance Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. ACC is a public institution located in Graham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ACC Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

Reynolds Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 6 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Reynolds Community College

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Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, North Carolina

Brunswick Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bolivia, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Brunswick Community College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, Georgia

North Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Clarkesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at North Georgia Technical College

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 11 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Fayetteville Technical Community College

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Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina

Lenoir Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Lenoir Community College is a small school located in Kinston, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lenoir Community College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Augusta Technical College
Augusta, Georgia

Augusta Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Augusta Technical College

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Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, Mississippi

Jones County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Jones County Junior College is a small public school situated in Ellisville, Mississippi. It awarded 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Jones County Junior College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkes Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Wilkes Community College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, Virginia

Tidewater Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Full Tidewater Community College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Lanier Technical College
Oakwood, Georgia

Lanier Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Lanier Technical College is a public institution located in Oakwood, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Lanier Technical College

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Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, South Carolina

With a ranking of #16, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Piedmont Technical College

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With a ranking of #17, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Northern Virginia Community College

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Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s applied horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Forsyth Technical Community College

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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 6 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Chattahoochee Technical College

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gwinnett Technical College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Gwinnett Technical College

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Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, North Carolina

Catawba Valley Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CVCC is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at CVCC

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Pitt Community College
Winterville, North Carolina

Pitt Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Pitt Community College

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Albany Technical College
Albany, Georgia

Albany Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany Technical College is a small school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 2 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Albany Technical College Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s applied horticulture students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at North Carolina State University

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With a ranking of #25, Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

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