 PCC Adding Turfgrass Diploma Program
Turfgrass graduates will be prepared to take the North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s Examination
The Pitt Community College will add a Turfgrass diploma to its Horticulture Technology lineup for students interested in maintaining lawns, golf courses, parks, and other recreational grounds. Jerry Pittman, PCC’s Horticulture Technology curriculum coordinator, says the new training option will consist of 36 credits that cover such topics as pest management, soil science, turfgrass irrigation and turf equipment management. Students will learn how to select, establish, maintain and manage the right grasses for specific uses, he said, adding that they will also study warm and cool season grasses and how to control weeds, insects and diseases associated with each.
Turfgrass Diploma Program
“We’ve designed our Turfgrass diploma for students who enjoy working outdoors and welcome the challenge of creating and maintaining beautiful surroundings,” Pittman said. “Once they master the skills our program teaches them, they can go on to become turfgrass managers who establish and maintain grasses used for recreational and ornamental purposes and to control erosion.” .... Pittman says PCC is adding the new training to “meet the need from our green industry for individuals trained in this field, both locally and throughout eastern North Carolina.” To help establish the diploma, he said the college created an advisory board comprised of an all-star lineup of green industry representatives, including Brad Sutton, owner/operator of Eastern Turf Maintenance.
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