Employment Program

To gain valuable "real world" work experience, each student must complete 500 hours of employment in an approved job that is directly related to their major. In fact, most students work each summer in a major-related job. Some even work part-time during the semester. The extra experience and professional contacts they make not only helps them get their first job but helps them keep their job.  Plus, students get to sample potential careers.  This helps them find their preference and niche. 

The biggest benefit of the required Employment Program is it almost guarantees you a job upon graduation.  Employers that hire you for summer work often make job offers to you after graduation.  This is one of the main reasons that the job and graduate school placement rate for our graduates has been near 100 percent for many years.

Here are some past postions approved for the Employment Program...there are many others!

Crop producer
Crop scout
Biotech lab assistant
Roadside farm market worker
Golf course intern
Sports field intern
Lawn care intern
Sod farm assistant
EPA intern
Dept of Environmental Protection intern
Landscaper
Flower shop assistant
Greenhouse production intern
Garden center worker
Water quality specialist
USDA Soil conservation intern
Soil Conservation District intern
Farm assistant
Tree nursery worker
Horticulturalist
Arboretum intern
Grounds crew member