Examples of Possible Careers*
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
- -5.5% decline
- 1,476,400 number of jobs
- $41,580 potential earnings
Floral designers
- -20.1% decline
- 51,800 number of jobs
- $29,140 potential earnings
Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: Sheren Farag | sfaragmo@kent.edu | 330-337-4270
- Speak with an Advisor
Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- Location:
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Floriculture undergraduate certificate provides entry-level skills for those interested in employment or a career in the field. The curriculum provides basic principles of design used in commercial and natural settings, commercial production, marketing and post-harvest care. The certificate articulates well into Kent State's associate and bachelor's degreed in horticulture.
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
