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Basic Laboratory Animal Care

Front Range Community College

Short-Term CertificateCIP: 01.0903

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Westminster, Colorado

    3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, Colorado, 80031

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingLearning StrategiesActive LearningScienceManagement of Personnel ResourcesCoordination

Knowledge

BiologyEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementMathematicsEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceChemistryFood ProductionProduction and ProcessingPersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingCategory FlexibilitySpeech RecognitionFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the pub
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of anima
  • Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
  • Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display o
  • Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledg

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareElectronic mail softwareGeographic information systemEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareIndustrial control softwareAccounting software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computersAnalytic balancesAnimal blood analyzersAnimal catching equipmentAnimal feed mixersAnimal feedersAnimal heater lampsArtificial insemination kitsAtomic absorption AA spectrometersAutomatic carbon dioxide CO2 incubatorsBalling gunsBenchtop centrifugesBlood collection syringesBomb calorimetersBroodersBunsen burners

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041.00
  • Animal Scientists19-1011.00
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers11-9013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Course syllabi and instructional handouts — draft and organize under faculty mentorship for undergraduate agricultural sciences courses.
  • Assigned readings and current journal articles — review and synthesize to stay current with developments in an agricultural specialty field.
  • Undergraduate laboratory sessions — assist in supervising equipment use and safety protocols under direction of a lead faculty member.
  • Introductory lectures on topics such as crop production or soil chemistry — deliver to small class sections using prepared slide decks and faculty-provided materials.
  • Student academic questions — respond to and refer to appropriate advising resources within a postsecondary institutional setting.
  • Word processing and office suite software — use to prepare course documents, assignment sheets, and basic instructional materials.
  • Professional conference sessions and departmental seminars — attend and document key findings relevant to assigned teaching areas.
  • Graduate research assistants — observe and provide initial feedback on laboratory procedures under senior faculty oversight.
  • Collaborative teaching discussions — participate in departmental meetings to share observations on instructional challenges.
  • Database and information retrieval tools — apply to locate peer-reviewed literature supporting course content development.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
46%
Placement Rate
66%