This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Applied Horticulture program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. For additional information, please visit the program webpage.

Program Safety & Physical Considerations

• Learning and work environment includes use of various chemical, plant, and landscape materials where students will be exposed to smells, dust, dirt and debris, loud and sometimes startling noises, ongoing background noises, moving people and equipment, working inside and outside/ environmental factors
• Stamina and strength needed for lifting and prolonged standing, stooping, and bending
• Ability to lift 50 pounds overhead
• Ability to work in all weather conditions with no fear of heights or working in closed spaces
• Self-discipline a must due to safety issues

Essential Aptitudes Recommended

• Able to distinguish between colors
• Eye/hand/foot coordination
• Finger and manual dexterity
• Spatial Acuity
• Arm-hand steadiness
• Fine motor skills
• Ability to discriminate between objects of similar size, shape, and color
• Form perception
• Mechanical aptitude
• Multi-limb coordination while standing, sitting, or lying down

Reading & Language Arts Levels

• College Prep Reading and Language Arts
• Text written on grades 10 and 11
• Oral and written communication skills
• Technical reading and writing skills

Math Level

• Basic General Math skills
• Ability to read ruler and advanced measuring skills
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, decimals, ratio and proportions, and percentages
• Ability to do precise measuring and dimensioning according to blueprints and drawings
• Ability to use math to solve problems
• Ability to work with measurements

End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test

• NOCTI

 Industry Certifications

• Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program

 Program Requirements & Related Costs

• Uniform requirements

Shirt | $6(ordered through program)

Hooded sweatshirt  | $17 (optional, ordered through program)

Long Pants

Work Boots | $ 25-30

Cooperative Education 

• Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
• Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site

Articulation Agreements

• Delaware Valley College
• Statewide Articulation Agreements

Other Skills

• Attention to detail
• Customer Service skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team to complete projects
• Critical thinking skills
• Time management skills
• Must be able to understand and work with blueprints and schematics
• Ability to relate well to customers and peers