Best School?

[lot0210]

Hay all wondering what the best horticultural / turf management schools in the country are If you cold list them or give me a site with them i would appreciate it thx

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[jimmyburg]

Texas A & M
http://www.tamu.edu/home/academics/departments.html

[JB1]

Hay all wondering what the best horticultural / turf management schools in the country are If you cold list them or give me a site with them i would appreciate it thx

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I would think you had a good one in your backyard.

[pbdlandscaping]

Penn State has a good program as well. If your looking for a quick 2 year program, Stockbridge School at the University of Massachusetts is good as well.

[Swampy]

Currently I'm attending Milwaukee Area Technical College for a 2 year Associates Degree in Landscape Horticulture (Ornamental Horticulture) and thinking of transferring to UW Madison (Go Badgers).
Linky: http://www.cals.wisc.edu/

[lifetree]

Penn State has a good program as well. If your looking for a quick 2 year program, Stockbridge School at the University of Massachusetts is good as well.

I'm partial to the program at Chattanooga State !!

[Adam3669]

Kansas State is one of the best in the country.

[chris638]

I would think you had a good one in your backyard.

No kidding. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. Hard to beat that one. That's where I attended, but didn't graduate. Decided to learn hands on.

[PHS]

Gotta plug my alma mater even though it's long ways away from you...Go Mustangs!!!

http://hcrs.calpoly.edu/programs/EHS/courses.asp

[rodfather]

Clemson in SC gets pretty high marks I've heard

[Runner]

Michigan State University. They have graduate programs in Horticulture, Agronomy, and Turf Management just to ame a few. You can get up to a doctorate degree in these if you want.

[AUHort1990]

Auburn University has a great Hort. program. Their turfgrass is pretty good also. Mississippi State has a really good turfgrass program.

[dwlah]

Got to go with AUHort 1990
I know guys that have gone/are going to both AU and Miss State
and all know there stuff

[AUHort1990]

I forgot to post a link:

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort//

[Valk]

Kansas State in Manhattan, KS has very reputable agricultural program(s).

[txgrassguy]

The question shouldn't be what is the best school, the question needs to be where/what part of the industry do you want to work?
The big three as far as turfgrass management, ie. "golf course superintendent" is Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers for the NE, and to a great extent, for the TPC. Cobbleskil, Ohio, Lakecity CC in Florida all have their respective impact more close to their campuses.
Texas A&M is more known for the ring knocker attitude, ie one Aggie looks out for another attitude.
The advent of the internet and wide information sharing has indisputably narrowed the gap between a "good" school and a "mediocre" school.
However, what is MUCH more important is the networking a larger, established school will offer over a lessor known school. This is what you need to focus on as much as where you wish to work.

[beano]

Ill tell you how to get to the school you need to go to. Take 270 around until you get to 670. Take 670 east to 315 north to the lane ave. exit. That places you in the heart of The Ohio State University. 15 minutes away and the best education you can get within 500 miles.

[lot0210]

Thanks for the replies they are vary helpful. I will be moving to southern Georgia within the year and was using this info to see if I wanted to go another direction. Right now I think the best option for me is a small school in Tiffton GA called Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). They have the 7th ranked turf program in the nation so this should be a good start to a career as a golf course Super. Thanks again .:usflag:

[Dollar Spot]

Who ranked them?

[lot0210]

Not quite sure. I know its naive but they had it on there site plus this is the school that developed tiftway grass used in southern golf course fairways its mostly because of that that I trust it .

[LawnProLandCare]

:drinkup:im going to be attending Cobleskill in upstate NY to get my bachelors in technology for landscape development/architecture. i currently run my own property maintenance company, and want to expand when i get my degree. ive heard nothing but good things about cobleskill and was impressed when i visited the campus. Also it is only about a 45 minute drive for me to get to school.

[Lugnut]

I'll be graduating from SUNY Delhi this spring, they've got an excellent golf course superintendent program and a good landscaping program as well

[blind04]

Michigan State University. They have graduate programs in Horticulture, Agronomy, and Turf Management just to ame a few. You can get up to a doctorate degree in these if you want.



i have to agree, michigan state has a great program. purdue is very very similar in its extent of programs for our feild also.

[lawnangel1]

I attend eastern kentucky university. last year we got the opportunity to go to the collegiate turf bowl in anaheim ca. it was a great experience and hundreds of schools participated. i can tell you the very best schools are ohio state, penn state, and virginia tech.

[tntrex]

I would say which ever state funded ag. school closest to you would be the best bet. It wouldn't be smart to study turf/hort/ag in New York knowing I would be doing business in Texas. The state schools have alot more research so thats a big plus. Here its Texas A&M University hands down.

[Buckeye Lawncare]

I am partial to The Ohio State University!! I will be graduating in June with a B.S. in agribusiness and economics and a minor in turf grass management. If I was going to go only for turf and could not go to OSU then I would probably go to Michigan State.

[EJD Lawnpride]

Delaware Valley College. Go Aggies!

[Grass Happens]

UofI has a pretty sweet program as well. I may take some classes next fall with greg pierceall. To bad none of my hort program credits transfer... ;)

[itsallaboutthestripes]

The school of Hardknocks has seemed to work for alot of the guys in the Lawn and Landscape industry.

[GreenThings]

UGA in Athens is a great school, they also have a seprate school ABAC in Tifton, GA