LANDSCAPE AND TURFGRASS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
EXPANDS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS

Landscape and Turfgrass students at Iowa Lakes Community College will have a new option starting in the fall of 2008.

Class work – which has been starting in June – will be delayed to concur with the start of the regular college year in late August. Also, students will now be able to receive a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in Landscape and Turfgrass Technology.

“This will allow our students to graduate with additional education which will be valuable for their future in this exciting industry,” said Kevin Fehr, instructor for the program.

Fehr has been working on the transition for more than a year.

“We had extensive discussions with our advisory committee – and students – and they recommended these changes which encouraged us to expand,” said Fehr. “We even have students who graduated from our diploma program who are excited about the changes and want to join us this fall.”

“Many of our students choose this program because they like to work with their hands and enjoy the outdoors,” Fehr said.

Students will receive 82 credits of classes in the Landscape and Turfgrass program. The program will include three, on-the-job training opportunities which offer students the chance to work at three different locations – exploring jobs anywhere in the United States. In addition, students also receive their Chemical Applicators certification from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

For more information about the changes in the program, contact Fehr at (712) 852-5206.