Merced College Courses

Develop workplace effectiveness skills for working productively and getting along with colleagues on the job.

• California Community Colleges System
• 4 hours
• Paid Course

This is a course in the study of landscape horticulture with emphasis on nursery operations, landscaping, turf management, and floral industries. Topics include basic botany, cultural practices, propa

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current Californ

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current Californ

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of commercial retail nursery and garden center operations dealing with wholesale and retail nursery practices, including plant care, merchandising, and management practices. (10

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course explores the principles of sexual and asexual plant propagation, encompassing seeding, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, and tissue culture. Students will gain hands-on experience in

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course includes the principles of landscape design and studies in form, space, color, texture, scale, balance, utility, and contrast. Materials used in landscape developments, site analysis, prob

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the fundamentals of landscape construction including soil preparation, paving and construction materials, hand and power tool use, turf and plant installation, plan reading, estimat

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course prepares students to enhance the function and aesthetic value of public and private landscapes by applying appropriate maintenance techniques. Topics include planting, pruning, watering, s

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in ag environmental horticulture. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are requ

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course teaches the basic needs in residential gardening. Included in this course are plant identification, basic landscape design, sprinkler installation and care, fumigation and lawn installatio

• California Community Colleges System
• 3 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of safety on and about farm equipment and machines. The safe operation and daily maintenance of machines commonly used in the daily operation of farming operations will be cover

• California Community Colleges System
• 2 hours
• Paid Course

This Course is a study of the use, maintenance, adjustment, calibration, and repair of the equipment commonly used in California agriculture, with emphasis on primary and secondary tillage, planting,

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course presents the skills and knowledge required in the Mechanized Ag/Diesel Technology field. Skills covered include Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW),Oxyfuel Cutt

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course provides an introduction to basic technical skills required throughout the industrial areas. The course includes identification and use of tools and materials, tool sharpening and care, ho

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course