CVCC Academic Programs - Environmental Life Science

Welcome to the Environmental Life Sciences Division. If you enjoy working with plants and being outdoors, the ELS Division may help you find a career. Our division is divided into two programs. You can study for an Associate Degree in Applied Sciences in Turfgrass Management or Horticulture Technology. Both programs include actual hands-on experience and co-op work experience arranged and supervised by faculty and professional industry personnel. Turfgrass Management prepares you for jobs to keep some of the most beautiful golf courses and recreational sites in tip-top condition. Horticulture Technology offers training in landscape design, landscape maintenance, residential irrigation, nursery, and greenhouse industries.

Horticulture Technology Program Articulation Agreement with N.C. State University and N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC.

Catawba Valley Community College and 18 other community colleges have developed an articulation agreement with N.C. State and other university's Horticulture Program. Contact us for more details.

Also N.C.A. & T. State University has a 2 + 2 Agreement with us so you can get you BS Degree in two more years online. Ask us for more details.

The E.L.S Division is offering Internet Classes NOW........

The Summer Semester of 2001 became historic for the division in that we offered for the 1st time an Internet Course in Horticulture. HOR 164 Horticulture Pest Management had 15 students in it from various parts of the state.

More good news: we are planning on offering more Internet Courses, even an "Internet Certificate Program In Horticulture."

So, "don't delay, call today" for updates on probable future Internet Course offerings in Horticulture....

Click here to learn more about their program.

Penn State University Turfgrass Program

Catawba Valley Community College
Penn State University Online Turfgrass Programs.
Apply the credits from your Associate Degree to an online Bachelor's Degree in Turfgrass at Penn State. CVCC and PSU have developed an articulation agreement that allows many of the CVCC Turfgrass courses and general education courses to transfer to PSU so a graduate of CVCC's Turfgrass Program may be able to finish their B.S. at PSU in Turfgrass Management in 2 more years via their World Campus online. Click on the PSU logo to learn more about their B.S. Turfgrass Program.

For more information about the Turfgrass Management Program contact Jerry Queen at dclanton@cvcc.edu or Jimmy Abernathy at jabernat@cvcc.edu

For more information about the Horticulture Technology Program contact Darrell Kiser at dkiser@cvcc.edu or Scott Crosby at scrosby@cvcc.edu

You may contact the ELS Division at (828) 327-7000, extentions 4211, 4238, 4250, or 4290.