Illinois Central College - Horticulture Program

Illinois Central College - Horticulture Program Growing plants. Growing students. 🌱 Public arboretum, greenhouse & seasonal plant sales supporting horticulture education. Located in East Peoria, IL.

The Horticulture program at Illinois Central College offers a Horticulture-Landscape Management Associate in Applied Science Degree and Horticulture-Turfgrass Management Associate in Applied Science Degree along with the Horticulture-Landscaping Certificate and Horticulture-Turfgrass Operations Certificate. Students may attend full-time or part-time. Graduates of the program enter directly into th

e Horticulture industry or transfer to a four-year university to continue studies. Students learn basic theory in the classroom and apply that theory in outdoor laboratories. The program has a variety of outdoor facilities and equipment to support student learning in these "hands-on" labs. Students in laboratories learn and practice production, construction, and maintenance of plants and features in the campus horticultural facilities. Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities at ICC besides going to classes. The Horticulture Club sponsors a variety of trips and social functions each year. Students may participate in the Illinois Nurserymen's Association Apprenticeship Program, the Pro-Hort Seminars, and the National Association of Landscape Professional's (NALP) National Collegiate Landscape Competition held each spring. In addition, students assist in hosting the College's Landscape & Garden Day held each fall at the East Peoria Horticulture Land Lab.

Duluth Trading Company making ICC Hort alums look good while they do excellent work comfortably
05/20/2026

Duluth Trading Company making ICC Hort alums look good while they do excellent work comfortably

ICC Hort student, Ayden, is completing his internship at Hoerr Nursery on the production side of the business. 
05/14/2026

ICC Hort student, Ayden, is completing his internship at Hoerr Nursery on the production side of the business. 

ICC Hort interns, Marc and Gabe working on site. Marc is spending his time learning more about the turf side of operatio...
05/12/2026

ICC Hort interns, Marc and Gabe working on site. Marc is spending his time learning more about the turf side of operations at Mt Hawley while Gabe is  prepping, pruning, and planting in the many flower beds of both Kellogg and Newman golf courses, part of the Peoria Park District.

ICC Hort intern, Hope, completing her final degree experience at Stoneleaf Nursery 🍃
05/08/2026

ICC Hort intern, Hope, completing her final degree experience at Stoneleaf Nursery 🍃

ICC Hort student Ally on her internship experience with the Peoria Park District, designing and installing the phase 3 l...
04/30/2026

ICC Hort student Ally on her internship experience with the Peoria Park District, designing and installing the phase 3 landscaping area at the RiverPlex

ICC Hort Alumni Ethan Wise sharing the wisdom of best practices, published in the St. Louis Magazine 🪏
04/29/2026

ICC Hort Alumni Ethan Wise sharing the wisdom of best practices, published in the St. Louis Magazine 🪏

Garden season is officially in full swing — and with it comes a fresh crop of missteps that make local landscapers wince. We asked gardening and landscaping pros around town what they really dislike seeing in a yard, and what homeowners can do to avoid the same pitfalls. Here’s what they told us...

04/26/2026

May 4-6: the Plant Sale! Are you ready for it?

Check out our latest reel here, on Instagram and TikTok!

04/26/2026

One week from tomorrow, we open our greenhouse to share the beauty we’ve been cultivating all year. Come support our students in this once-a-year PLANT SALE for all ages! May 4-6. 11am-3:30pm. East Peoria ICC Hort Land Lab. Bring a friend, and share this post! Illinois Central College

ICC Art students came to the Hort Landlab today to gift us a painting they made of our beloved lab cat, Tux ♥️
12/12/2025

ICC Art students came to the Hort Landlab today to gift us a painting they made of our beloved lab cat, Tux ♥️

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East Peoria, IL
61635

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+13096948446

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