Front Range Community College is the related learning partner for a two-year apprenticeship program through participating tree care companies. Apprentices hired by one of these participating tree care companies complete two years of learning (October – March) at Front Range Community College through online and in-person learning while being paid through the tree care company to complete 2000 hours per year of on-the-job learning.
Apprentices are trained in a variety of skills needed to become an arborist, including:
- Tree trimming
- Disease diagnosis and treatment
- Tree climbing
- Basic tree and shrub biology
At the end of the program, apprentices receive a portable, nationally-recognized credential, which signifies to employers that you are fully qualified for the job.
Our registration is now open for the 2025-2026 academic year. We invite you to join the Colorado Tree Care Sector Partnership monthly meetings to learn more about the program and tree care community support: cotreecarepartnership@gmail.com.
The material in this program is based upon work on the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Regional Innovation Engines program. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Our 2024 graduating class!
