Associate Degree in Natural Resources Technician
Fox Valley Technical College
Key Information
Campus location
Appleton, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 - 3 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 10,739
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
Love the outdoors? Have a passion for improving and protecting the environment? If you want to work with natural resources, this program will prepare you for careers such as a fisheries technician, surveyor, soil and water conservationist, wastewater technician, or naturalist. Your professional field training will include equipment operation and field data collection for water quality and wastewater analysis, fisheries, forest management, wildlife management, and soil analysis. As a technician, you may assist in managing, improving, and protecting forests, rangelands, and wildlife habitats. Your training also prepares you to provide technical assistance in the conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources in a variety of public or private settings.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Technical Studies
- Ecology
- Plant Identification
- Exploring Natural Resources
- Natural Resources Common Topics
- College Mathematics
- Surveying 1
- Wildlife Mgmt - Nongame and Hunted Species
- Recreation Facilities Maintenance
- Forestry 1
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Environmental Water Quality
- Surveying 2
- Fish Mgmt-Ichthyology, Limnology/Field Pract
- Natural Resources Co-op Experience
- Wastewater Management
- Forestry 2
- Soil and Water Conservation/Engineering
- Forest Recreation Environmental Education
General Studies
- Written Communication
- General Biology
- Oral/Interpersonal Comm
- General Chemistry
- Economics
- Intro to Psychology
Suggested Electives
- Natural Resource Technical Field Experience
- AutoCAD, Introduction to
- Equipment Operation, Horticulture
- OPE Operation & Maintenance
- Wildfire Intro S130/S190/L180
- S212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
Program Outcome
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and principles utilized to manage natural resource systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate accurately and efficiently using written, verbal and visual methods.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify regionally significant flora and fauna.
- Develop plans and performs tasks necessary to manage natural resource systems.
- Exhibit the ability to use equipment and demonstrates skills required by natural resource technicians.
- Utilize technological and digital tools to analyze and interpret resource management data.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Forestry & Parks Technician.
- Soil & Water Technician.
- Survey Technician.
- Wastewater & Laboratory Technician.
- Water Quality Specialist.
- Wildlife & Fisheries Technician.