Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services programs in North Carolina
39 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at Central Piedmont Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in North Carolina earn a median of $47,760 a year across 39,890 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $37,910 | 32,730 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $56,930 | 4,300 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $64,280 | 910 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $58,700 | 560 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,560 | 500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (16 grads) | 3 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | Associate's degree | $14,075 | not published | 26 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.