Overview

As a Greenhouse Technician, you will gain a strong understanding of plant nutrition, growing environment, pest management and effective use of common industry related equipment and software. Your skills will equip you to successfully manage commercial scale greenhouse or nursery production.

Highlights of the Greenhouse Technician (Co-op) programme from Niagara College - Toronto

The 125-acre Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in the heart of Canada’s expanding greenhouse industry and serves as a living lab for students including Ontario’s largest training greenhouse, container and field nursery operations, and on-site greenhouse equipment.
Gain practical greenhouse experience working with an integrated pest management system.
Connect with greenhouse leaders via extensive field trips to local ornamental and vegetable greenhouses and industry trade shows.

Graduates can earn a diploma in horticulture or landscaping fields with an additional year of study.

Career

Garden centre operation
Greenhouse crop production
Greenhouse management
Horticultural journalism
Horticultural research
Nursery management
IPM (Integrated Pest Management) specialist
Technical sales

Programme Structure

Course structure:

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Horticulture Practices and Operations

Nursery Management

Landscape Graphics and Design

Plant Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-05 00:00:00

More details

Applications to open (not competitive) programs are processed on a first come, first serve basis starting in November each year.

Language

English

PTE Academic

46

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Horticulture and Crop Science View 23 other Bachelors in Horticulture and Crop Science in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

46

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent

Tuition Fee

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International

18949 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18949 CAD per year during 24 months.
National

5494 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5494 CAD per year during 24 months.

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