The "green" industry is growing in popularity, and Kent State University-Salem Campus is trying to keep pace.To meet the blossoming horticulture industry, predicted by the U.S. Department of Labor to increase by 19 percent by 2012, the Kent State regional campus will begin offering a bachelor's degree in Horticulture Technology in the fall.
Currently the campus offers a two-year associate's degree in the field.
According to Stan Jones, the academic program director in the major, the horticulture industry has doubled in Ohio the last seven years to $4.5 billion, and by offering an advanced degree in the field, KSU-Salem can move its horticulture students seamlessly into the job market with skills that prepare them for non-entry level positions.
"An associate's degree is great, but the competition is getting tougher," Jones said. "A bachelor's degree gives the students a more science-based approach and prepares them to go into management positions or state and government work."
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