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California Regional Consortia

Animal Packing Technician

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Submitter's Information

Name

Angela Bustos

Title

Curriculum Analyst

Region

Central/Mother Lode

College

Reedley College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

David Clark

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Animal Packing Technician

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Forestry (011400)

Projected Start Date

08/11/25

Catalog Description

Students successfully completing the outlined course of study will have the knowledge, training and hands-on experience to enter the workforce as an entry level Animal Packing Technician for employment in commercial pack stations or governmental agencies. Students will receive instruction in the areas of equine packing, equine handling, equine care, leading pack strings, managing risk of pack strings when interacting with the general public, minimum impact travel and camping management. Students will be prepared and experienced to operate independently with a string of two mules in the context of backcountry settings.

Enrollment Completer Projections

Completer projection for the Animal Packing Technician Certificate is 10 completers per cohort cycle.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

The goal of this Animal Packing Technician certificate (CA) program is to provide occupational skill training for students seeking a career in the Career Technical Education (CTE) field of forestry and natural resources as an animal packer, forestry technician - wilderness and mule packer/wrangler.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

16.5-17.5

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative
Program Requirements


Required Courses
14.5
AS 23
Introductory Farrier Science
3.0
AS 24
Equitation
2.0
AS 25
Basic Equine Handling
2.0
FOR 31A
Animal Packing-Fundamentals
2.0
FOR 31B
Animal Packing-Advanced Skills
2.0
FOR 91
Wilderness Navigation
1.0
FOR 92
Wilderness Survival
1.0
FOR 117
Animal Packing Field Studies
0.5
FOR 133
Introduction to Chainsaw Operations
1.0
Select one course
2.0-3.0
AS 5
Animal Nutrition
3.0
AS 26
Western Riding & Horsemanship
2.0
AS 27
Introduction to Horse Training
2.0
FOR 31C
Animal Packing-Competition
2.0
Total: 16.5-17.5
Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
FOR 31AAnimal Packing-Fundamentals2.0S1
AS 25Basic Equine Handling2.0S1
FOR 133Introduction to Chainsaw Operations1.0S1
FOR 91Wilderness Navigation1.0S1
AS 24Equitation2.0S1
AS 27Introduction to Horse Training2.0S2
FOR 31BAnimal Packing-Advanced Skills2.0S2
FOR 92Wilderness Survival1.0S2
FOR 117Animal Packing Field Studies.5S2
AS 23Introductory Farrier Science3.0S2

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Submission Details

Published at

10/10/25 - 12:12 PM

Status

Recommended

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