Applied Horticulture Technology Education.  
College of Western Idaho is a comprehensive community college located in southwest Idaho. When you enroll in the Horticulture program, you will attend classes at our horticulture location adjacent to the Idaho Botanical Gardens off Warm Springs Avenue in Boise. The facility includes classrooms in a restored early 1900s home with two state-of-the-art greenhouses and over 20 acres of growing fields. There are also over 1,000 plant species growing in the Botanical Gardens next door. The AmericanHort Association of Horticulture Professionals, predicts that its industry will continue to have attractive openings for graduates.



After completing this program, you will be in position to pursue careers working for retail and wholesale nurseries, land and park management, government agencies, landscape contractors, turf and golf industries, greenhouses, floral shops, and more. Potential jobs include working as a grower, propagator, nursery supervisor, arborist, landscape manager, landscape maintenance supervisor and urban farmer, among others.

Address:     P.O. Box 3010 Nampa ID 83653 Email:    leslieblackburn@cwidaho.cc Contact:   Leslie Blackburn Phone:    208-562-2467   FAX:  208-562-2471