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School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden

Bronx, New York Private nonprofit 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Bronx, New York, School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden is a private nonprofit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 14 students in fall 2024. It is part of New York Botanical Garden.

School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Ornamental Horticulture. It awarded 8 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 2 to 1.

Mission

The School of Professional Horticulture seeks to educate and train motivated individuals in a supportive environment to become horticulturists of the highest caliber equipped to succeed in green industry leadership positions in both public and private sectors.

Mission statement as reported by School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden

Key figures

14
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
8
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
2:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
2:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 2 to 4 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
28
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
43%
Men
57%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
New York Botanical Garden
Director
Richard M. Smith
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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