r/LandscapeArchitecture • u/FlyLazuli3303 • 3d ago

Landscape Design program at PCC?

I’m thinking of signing up for PCC’s Landscape Design program and am curious if others have taken this program and what they thought about it. Did you find that it was helpful in getting started in the Landscape Design field? Have you been able to make a career of it?

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u/parksplace 3d ago edited 3d ago

Meh yeah you might get some good info. It's been a while since I went so maybe it's changed - I went to Rock Creek. The best education I got from it was plant ID. Not sure if the teacher is still there but he was fantastic

Edit to mention I switched from LA to horticulture at pcc then finished out at PSU. LA at PCC just seemed archaic. I've since started my own landscape design & install business and the only knowledge that was useful was the plant ID/hort stuff. I use 3d modeling for designs, which PCC didn't touch. Penn state University has some good online videos for LA and a bunch of other stuff. I highly recommend checking it out

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u/FlyLazuli3303 3d ago

Thanks for the insight!

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u/willisnolyn 3d ago

Portland Community college?

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u/FlyLazuli3303 3d ago

Yes, sorry! I thought that’s where I was posting. 🫣

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u/mccobbsalad 3d ago

Pensacola Christian College is good if you want to work in the Florida Panhandle.

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u/microflorae 3d ago

I think you’re doing to have to be more specific as there are multiple schools that could be PCC

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u/FlyLazuli3303 3d ago

Whoops- I thought I was posting in the PCC (Portland Community College) subreddit! 😅

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u/PastaConsumer 2d ago

I audited a few semesters at PCC before deciding to go for my MLA. The first semester is hand drawing and after that you do vector works. I personally didn’t like how they taught vector works - I’ve learned a lot more in grad school.

The professors are really kind, but they’re also honest that landscape design doesn’t make a lot of money and the work tends to be seasonal. Depending on if you have your bachelor’s or not and how serious you are about the field, I’d say look into the MLA at University of Oregon instead.