Arizona Certified Nursery Professional Online Course

Arizona Certified Nursery Professional Online Course

This is the Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP) Online Course.

By Maricopa Corporate College

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  • 176 days 8 hours

The Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP) online course is offered in partnership with the Arizona Nursery Association (ANA) and Maricopa Community Colleges. It is one of the most popular educational programs in the nursery industry.

This online course is designed to increase your horticultural knowledge and to help prepare you to pass the Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP) exam.

Course topics include:

  • How plants grow
  • Houseplants
  • Annuals and perennials
  • Turfgrass
  • Fruit trees, vegetable gardening
  • Landscape design and plant selection
  • Xeriscape
  • Soils
  • Fertilizers
  • Planting and establishment
  • Water and irrigation methods
  • Plant pest problems
  • Insects
  • Diseases
  • Weed and weed control
  • Naming of plants and plant lists
  • Basic retail nursery overview
  • Salesmanship

This is a non-credit course created as an online study guide to prepare a student to take the AZ Certified Nursery Professional certification test. Once you have completed the course, please contact Cheryl Goar at info@azna.org in order to schedule your test.

This course may be eligible for credit for prior learning upon approval from Mesa Community College. For additional information, contact Peter Conden at peter.conden@mesacc.edu.

You will have access to this course for 90 days. For registration, an extension, or online course issues, please contact Dana Redford at dana.redford@maricopacorporate.com.

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As part of the Maricopa Community Colleges, Maricopa Corporate College (MCOR) delivers high-impact training and development solutions for the business community, government, and non-profits. Partner with MCOR for training workshops, corporate/industry bootcamps, organization-wide employee development, or streamline tuition reimbursement programs and access to clock-hour and credit-bearing learning options provided by the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges.