Humber College has some of the best facilities for delivery of this type of education. The Humber Arboretum is a 250 acre botanical garden the surrounds the campus and includes ornamental gardens, woodland gardens, wildlife gardens, and ecologically diverse environments centered on the west branch of the Humber River. The Arboretum serves as a unique “living classroom" for plant studies, construction, arboricultural and horticultural skills. Our new construction lab is housed in a weather protected 8000 square foot facility which allows full scale structures such as decks, gazebos, retaining walls and water features. We also have excellent computer labs for teaching our CAD (computer aided design and drafting) courses.

There are more than three-million trees lining Toronto’s streets and in public parks and ravines, and millions more on private properties. Overall, researchers estimate that an urban tree can save five to ten times more carbon than a rural tree. Help maintain a healthy, sustainable urban forest ecosystem working for municipalities, provincial and federal governments and public utilities. Tree care contractors and other private-sector employers are also looking for well-trained tree workers. Demand is strong for tree climbers in particular.

Students arrange their own paid work placement, which takes place between April and December. The school provides a range of support services, including maintaining a job board and working with business, industry and government to identify employment opportunities.
 

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status
• Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U). If English is not your first language visit the English Language Proficiency Policy
• Grade 12 Mathematics (MAP4C, MCT4C, MDM4U, MCB4U, MGA4U, MCV4U or MHF4U) is strongly recommended
• Two Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, U or M courses in addition to those listed above
• Applicants who do not possess the required courses may complete admission testing to determine equivalencies. Invitation and booking of admission testing is done using the email address provided on the online application
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet applications is required. Students who lack the requisite com­puter skills will be required to take a computer course at their own expense. Students must have acquired these computer skills before the beginning of second semester

Note: For more information visit Selection Procedures.

Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

Before participating in this program, students must fully understand the following:

• field practice sessions take place two days every week even in bad winter weather
• at least 50 per cent of field time involves tree climbing to heights of 60 feet or more
• attendance at all classes is mandatory
• students must dress appropriately for the scheduled activity and prevailing weather
• most field practice sessions are off-campus locations to which students must arrange their own transportation
• on a scheduled rotating basis, students are responsible for supervision of field practice sessions and transportation of tools and equipment to job/field practice sites
• students must buy the following personal protective equipment and small tools: CSA-approved Class B hard hat; work-rated Green Patch safety boots; safety goggles or glasses; hearing protection; chain saw gloves; chain saw pants; safety vest; high-visibility coat (all to be worn on the second day of classes); and pruning shears. Total estimated cost is $1,200

Humber also offers the Arborist Apprenticeship certificate program, which provides the same training, but the student must be em­ployed in the tree care industry prior to joining the program and while in the program.
 

The 2011/2012 fee for two semesters was

– domestic $3,367.08
– international $12,200.

Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2011/2012 academic year.

Fees are subject to change.

For further information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.

$1,200 for study materials, personal protective equipment, and small tools. Transportation to and from off-campus work sites, within or in the vicinity of the Greater Toronto Area, is not included in these costs and is the responsi­bility of the student.