Harvest Food & Health

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Program Information

  • Location: Mequon Campus
  • Pathway: Healthcare
  • Program Code: 05-313-3
  • Offering: In-Person
  • Degree Type: Badge, 2-Year Degree (Associate)
  • Start Dates: Based on individual program

About the Badge

Students learn how to grow, harvest, plan and prepare healthy foods to meet with overall good health & wellbeing.


HOW TO earn a Badge

MATC’s digital badges are an easy way for earners to share their verifiable knowledge and skills both socially and professionally.  

All MATC’s digital badges are earned when the identified course(s) within the badge are all completed with a grade of C or better. This more immediate method of delivering credentials allows our students to showcase their hard-earned skills faster and stand out to employers sooner.

 

Earning Criteria

Course Course Name Credits
HORT 134 OR
HORT 152
Greenhouse Production OR
Greenhouse Production/Spring
3-credit college-level course
CULART-111 Garde Manger 1-credit college-level course
CULART-118 Sustainable Food Communities 1-credit college-level course
DIETNT-120 Nutrition for Living 3-credit college-level course
Completion of the SERV Safe Food Handler credential **OR** successful completion of ONE of the following:
DIETNT-106- Food Service Sanitation OR
CULMGT-112 Food Service Sanitation
2-credit college-level course
TOTAL CREDITS 10

The cost of earning a digital badge is paid through tuition. If you are applying for the badge only, options include paying in full, a payment plan, or third-party sponsorship, however you will not be eligible for Financial Aid. If you earn the badge as part of a larger technical diploma or associate degree program, tuition also may be covered through Financial Aid.


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Last updated: 05/23/2025