Irrigation Technician, Career Pathway Certificate

Program Code: CC.IRRTECHNICIAN

The Irrigation Technician program provides instruction for design, installation, repair, upgrade, maintenance, monitoring and programming of irrigation systems for landscapes, nurseries, golf courses, parks, or agriculture. This pathway certificate is a part of the Horticulture AAS. Classes also count toward the Landscape Management AAS.

Students in this program also take WET-109 Backflow Assembly Operation and Testing, which prepares them to become certified as a Backflow Assembly Tester.

For information contact April Chastain, Horticulture Department advisor, 503-594-3055 or april.chastain@clackamas.edu.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• design, install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and program irrigation systems.

Career opportunities include:

• Irrigation Technician in:
  • nurseries
  • greenhouses
  • parks
  • golf courses
  • landscapes
  • production agriculture