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As a student in SUNY Morrisville’s specialty crops & cannabis production certificate program, you will receive applied training in specialty crops with an emphasis on the emerging cannabis industry.
Why SUNY Morrisville Specialty Crops & Cannabis Production?
SUNY Morrisville’s certificate program provides foundational immersive training in cannabis, fruits & vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, nursery crops and floriculture.
Our talented professors and state-of-the-art educational facilities expose you to modern horticulture techniques and equipment. SUNY Morrisville’s Four Seasons Farm, a certified organic farm operated and maintained by the college's Horticulture Department, provides a hands-on learning experience through year-round crop production.
Through faculty-led research, including research findings from the college’s Cannabis Research Plot, you will learn cutting-edge techniques designed to enhance crop production and maximize plant quality.
The curriculum provides you with the skill set you need for immediate job placement, while also offering seamless academic pathways into relevant associate and bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Morrisville.
If you choose to advance your education, the certificate is stackable and transferable into our two-year horticulture Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree and four-year horticulture business management Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree — so you have the opportunity to earn multiple credentials.
Skills You Will Gain
As a program graduate you will be workforce ready and able to:
- Explore and examine the professional skills necessary to pursue a career in the fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, horticulture, nursery, floriculture and cannabis industries
- Apply problem-solving skills in greenhouse, nursery and field operations, as well as fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, horticulture, nursery, floriculture and cannabis production & processing
- Employ plant science concepts and technologies to maximize efficiencies of product development in the fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, horticulture, nursery, floriculture and cannabis industries
What Can I Do in Specialty Crops & Cannabis Production?
With this certificate, you can secure entry-level positions in specialty crop and cannabis businesses in areas such as:
- Retail nursery/greenhouse
- Wholesale nursery/greenhouse
- Food crop production
- Cultivation
- Strain development
- Compliance
- Inventory management
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