Irrigation Technology Associate in Science and Certificate of Achievement
This specialized field focuses on the design, installation and management of landscape irrigation systems. The program is designed for entry level students, those seeking to upgrade existing skills, or those wishing to transfer to a four-year degree program at Cal Poly or other institution. The use of current design theory, installation techniques, and management programs form the heart of the curriculum. Graduates are employed by landscape architects, irrigation consultants, landscape contractors, public agencies or may be self-employed.
Courses
- BUS 110 — Introduction to Business
- BUS 111 — Entrepreneurship: Starting and Developing a Business
- BUS 125 — Business Law: Legal Environment of Business
- CADD 200 — Introduction to Computer-Aided Landscape Design
- OH 102 — Xeriscape: Water Conservation in the Landscape
- OH 120 — Fundamentals of Ornamental Horticulture
- OH 130 — Plant Pest Control
- OH 140 — Soils
- OH 150 — Landscape Architecture I
- OH 170 — Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs
- OH 174 — Turf and Ground Cover Management
- OH 200 — Introduction to Computer-Aided Landscape Design
- OH 221 — Landscape Construction: Irrigation
- OH 225 — Landscape Contracting
- OH 235 — Principles of Landscape Irrigation
- OH 238 — Irrigation System Design
- OH 250 — Landscape Water Management
- OH 290 — Cooperative Work Experience Education
- SPAN 120 — Spanish I