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The Ornamental Horticulture field explores the artistic and scientific aspects of plant cultivation. MiraCosta's Horticulture curriculum incorporates sustainable landscape design, installation, and upkeep, along with nursery operations, organic farming, and viticulture studies. Learners enroll in horticulture classes to pursue academic majors, obtain career-focused certifications, acquire CEUs for professional credentials, and satisfy general education needs. Potential career paths span nursery operations, urban farming, landscape architecture, irrigation systems and water conservation, landscape planning and implementation, sports turf maintenance, urban arboriculture, horticultural retail, orchard and vineyard supervision, and enology. By finishing a certificate program and MiraCosta College's general education requirements, students can earn an Associate in Arts degree in these specialized areas (refer to Associate Degrees section).