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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region

47 Ranked Colleges
294 Degrees Awarded
$33,564 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2021-2022, 3,591 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In , horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,081 and had an average of $16,904 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 929 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,352 and $17,288 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 294 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a degree in horticulture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their horticulture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree horticulture students.

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

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Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Piedmont Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. WPCC is a small school located in Morganton, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Western Piedmont Community College Horticulture Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region. EMCC is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 6 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticulture at East Mississippi Community College

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Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticulture at Spartanburg Community College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2021-2022.

Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Horticulture Report

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Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brunswick Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region. Brunswick Community College is a small public school situated in Bolivia, North Carolina. It awarded 8 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Brunswick Community College Horticulture Report

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Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Flat Rock, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticulture at Blue Ridge Community College

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Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina

Trident Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Trident Technical College is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 15 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Trident Technical College Horticulture Report

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Alamance Community College
Graham, North Carolina

Alamance Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Alamance Community College is a public institution located in Graham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Horticulture at Alamance Community College

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

Reynolds Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Reynolds Community College Horticulture Report

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Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, North Carolina

Catawba Valley Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticulture at Catawba Valley Community College

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North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, Georgia

North Georgia Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school situated in Clarkesville, Georgia. It awarded 4 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

Full North Georgia Technical College Horticulture Report

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Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, North Carolina

Sandhills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Pinehurst, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2021-2022.

Full SCC Horticulture Report

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Horticulture at FTCC

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Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina

Lenoir Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir Community College is located in Kinston, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

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 more about Horticulture at Lenoir Community College

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With a ranking of #15, Augusta Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 11 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Augusta Technical College Horticulture Report

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Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, Florida

Indian River State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Horticulture at Indian River State College

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Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, Mississippi

Jones County Junior College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ellisville, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2021-2022.

Full Jones County Junior College Horticulture Report

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Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, North Carolina

Wayne Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Wayne Community College is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Horticulture at Wayne Community College

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Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #19, Wilkes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Wilkes Community College is a small school located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina that handed out 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Horticulture at Wilkes Community College

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Tidewater Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Tidewater Community College Horticulture Report

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Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, Georgia

Lanier Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lanier Technical College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Horticulture at Lanier Technical College

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Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, South Carolina

With a ranking of #22, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont Technical College is a public institution located in Greenwood, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Horticulture at Piedmont Technical College

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 26 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full North Carolina State University Horticulture Report

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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticulture at Northern Virginia Community College

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Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Forsyth Tech is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticulture at Forsyth Technical Community College

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