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CIP 03.0511 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Forest Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to assist foresters in the management and production of forest resources. Includes instruction in woods and field skills, tree identification, timber measurement, logging and timber harvesting, forest propagation and regeneration, forest fire-fighting, resource management, equipment operation and maintenance, record-keeping, sales and purchasing operations, and personnel supervision.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Forest Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 03.0511. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years717
2025Associate degree29200
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1066
2024Certificate 1–2 years540
2024Associate degree26184
2024Certificate under 12 weeks12
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11101
2023Certificate 1–2 years310
2023Associate degree23220
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1274
2022Certificate 1–2 years536
2022Associate degree25194
2022Certificate under 12 weeks11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year893
2021Certificate 1–2 years417
2021Associate degree24220
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1190
2020Certificate 1–2 years47
2020Associate degree28239
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12122

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 03.0511 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 03 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

41 institutions

Related fields

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