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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 28 institutions across the United States, with a total of 986 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

84

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

220

degrees awarded

Other Awards

682

awards given

Top Schools for Forest Technology Technician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
120
2 Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC
76
3 Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
75
4 Green River College
Auburn, WA
69
5 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
66
6 Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL
63
7 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
60
8 Montgomery Community College
Troy, NC
54
9 Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD
45
10 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
42
11 Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
37
12 Haywood Community College
Clyde, NC
31
13 Mt Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
30
14 Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS
30
15 SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
30
16 Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA
27
17 Glenville State University
Glenville, WV
27
18 Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS
18
19 Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR
14
20 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
12
21 University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME
12
22 East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
12
23 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
12
24 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
8
25 Gogebic Community College
Ironwood, MI
6
26 Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
4
27 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
3
28 Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA
3