Butte College Courses

This course is a study of the principles utilized in planning and designing residential, commercial, and public landscaped areas. Topics include the fundamentals of design, the design process, and cli

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to establishing, maintaining and managing turfgrasses for sports athletic fields, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, and commercial and residential lawns. Emphasis is plac

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the materials, equipment, installation procedures, operation and maintenance of landscape irrigation systems and their components.

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is a survey of the greenhouse industry. Emphasis will be placed on analysis, description, and operation of greenhouses and other forcing structures. The relationship of light, temperature,

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the science and industry of viticulture including grape growing, history, distribution, biology, anatomy, propagation, cultivated varieties, rootstocks, climate, vine

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course will cover viticulture practices related to wine grapes for the fall and winter season including sugar and acid testing, harvesting, pruning, varietal selection and vineyard development. E

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course will teach viticulture practices related to wine grapes for the spring and summer season including planning and planting a new vineyard, pest control, soils, frost control, irrigation prac

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is a survey of the world viticulture and wine industries. It covers the following: history of viticulture, wine effects on culture and trade, worldwide grape growing, worldwide wine produc

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is designed for students to learn the responsibilities of vineyard management including diagnosis and correction of problems, vineyard development, financial projections and budgeting, lab

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course covers winery operations for the fall season, including grape maturity monitoring; grape harvesting; fermentation, handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vin

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The course covers winery operations for the spring season, including handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vintages; general cellar practices. Students will participate

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Examines the origin, history, and management of insect, plant pathogen, weed, and other pests of agricultural, horticultural, and landscape crops. Consideration of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) pri

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the classification, identification, and life cycles of common poisonous and invasive weeds. Topics include the biological, chemical, cultural, and physical control of

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the management of fruit and nut trees. Topics include climate zones, soil selection, financing, farm organization, irrigation systems, field layout, varietal selectio

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to plant propagation and production practices with emphasis on nursery operations including sexual and asexual reproduction, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, plant

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course