Outdoor Leadership & Recreation Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree
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Are you interested in exploring your passion, developing your outdoor skills, gaining leadership experience, or finding employment doing what you love? The world of careers is open to students pursuing an Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology degree. From guiding mountaineering trips in the Colorado Rockies to teaching environmental education courses to presenting wildlife programs at local nature centers, this program provides background education in a wide scope of industry career paths.
This two-year AAS degree includes a variety of certification classes, hands-on learning opportunities and a diverse elective list allowing students to enhance outdoor skills in their specific area of interest. Training emphases include outdoor leadership, field studies, group dynamics, risk management, web design, wilderness skills, and low-impact techniques for environmental stewardship. To enhance the learning process, students will utilize their education by applying skills developed within the program to an internship of their choosing.
Non-degree seeking students can complete one or more of the four certificate options, learning specialized outdoor skills in shorter period of time. Coursework completed in certificate options may be applied to the Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology degree.
Students may complete academic deficiencies concurrently with the beginning courses in the program. Students must arrange with advisors to remedy deficiencies in program requirements. Students not meeting a course prerequisite must have instructor permission to enroll.
General Education Courses
Basic Ecology |
4 |
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Introduction to Environmental Science: SC1 |
(4) |
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Introduction to PC Applications |
3 |
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Computer Literacy |
(3) |
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Public Speaking |
3 |
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or |
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Natural Resource Interpretation Communication |
(3) |
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Technical Writing I |
3 |
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Business Communication & Report Writing |
(3) |
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Career Math |
3 |
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16 |
Other Course Requirements
ADG 125 |
Leave No Trace |
1 |
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Risk Management for Outdoor Professionals |
1 |
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Wilderness First Responder |
4 |
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Public Relations of Natural Resources |
2 |
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Orienteering |
1 |
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Cooperative Education Internship |
3 |
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Mountaineering |
4 |
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Wilderness Survival Skills |
3 |
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Basic Search & Rescue |
3 |
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Ski Conditioning |
1 |
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Introduction to Recreation |
2 |
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Avalanche Safety |
1 |
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Wilderness Ethics |
3 |
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Outdoor Recreation Programming |
3 |
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Outdoor Leadership |
2 |
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Electives Choose ten (10) from electives list below |
10 |
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44 |
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Total Credit Hours |
60 |
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Approved Electives
Choose 10 credit hours from the list of approved electives below:
Best Tasting Wild Plants |
2 |
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Plant Taxonomy |
4 |
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Physical Geology with Lab: SC1 |
4 |
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Colorado History: HI1 |
3 |
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Challenge Course Facilitation |
2 |
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Mountain Biking |
1 |
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Introduction to Fly-fishing |
1 |
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Scuba Diving |
1 |
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Snowshoeing |
1 |
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Beginning Snowboarding |
1 |
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Advanced Snowboarding |
1 |
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Beginning Alpine Skiing |
1 |
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Rock Climbing I |
2 |
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Rock Climbing II |
2 |
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Beginning Ice Climbing |
1 |
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Beginning Kayaking |
1 |
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Winter Wilderness Survival Skills |
2 |
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Advanced Fly-fishing |
1 |
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Whitewater Rafting Guide |
2 |
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Avalanche Safety Level II |
2 |
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Backcountry Cooking |
1 |
Certificates
Gainful Employment Disclosure located at www.ppcc.edu/ge.
Mountain Field Studies
ADG 125 |
Leave No Trace |
1 |
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Wilderness First Responder |
4 |
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Mountain Orientation |
2 |
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Orienteering |
1 |
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Mountaineering |
4 |
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Rock Climbing I |
2 |
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Rock Climbing II |
2 |
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Wilderness Survival Skills |
3 |
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Basic Search & Rescue |
3 |
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Total Credit Hours |
22 |
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Outdoor Entrepreneur Professional Business
Pending State Approval
Fundamentals of Accounting |
3 |
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ADG 125 |
Leave No Trace |
1 |
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Risk Management for Outdoor Professionals |
1 |
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Introduction to Business |
3 |
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Computer Literacy |
3 |
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Small Business Management |
3 |
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Challenge Course Facilitation |
2 |
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Outdoor Recreation Programming |
3 |
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Total Credit Hours |
19 |
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Water Recreation Studies
ADG 125 |
Leave No Trace |
1 |
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Wilderness First Responder |
4 |
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River Orientation |
2 |
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Introduction to Fly-fishing |
1 |
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SCUBA Diving |
1 |
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Beginning Kayaking |
1 |
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Wilderness Survival Skills |
3 |
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Advanced Fly-fishing |
1 |
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Paddle Sports |
2 |
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Whitewater Rafting Guide |
2 |
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Total Credit Hours |
18 |
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Winter Field Studies
ADG 125 |
Leave No Trace |
1 |
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Wilderness First Responder |
4 |
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Beginning Alpine Skiing |
1 |
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or |
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Beginning Snowboarding |
(1) |
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Advanced Snowboarding |
(1) |
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Beginning Ice Climbing |
1 |
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Winter Wilderness Survival Skills |
2 |
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Basic Search & Rescue |
3 |
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Avalanche Safety |
1 |
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Avalanche Safety Level II |
2 |
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Backcountry Cooking |
1 |
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Total Credit Hours |
16 |
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