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  "college": "cuesta-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Vocational Education",
  "id": "essential-ranching-skills-certificate-of-completion",
  "name": "ESSENTIAL RANCHING SKILLS",
  "award": "Certificate of Completion",
  "department": "vocational-education",
  "sourceUrl": "https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/30065/30066/30067/30068/32560",
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      "markdown": "The Essential Ranching Skills program offers workforce preparation skills to students seeking employability in ranching related industries.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s):**\n\n1.  Identify the components of and create a business plan for a viable ranching, livestock facility, equine facility, or targeted grazing business.\n2.  Describe various livestock species anatomy and physiology using correct terminology.\n3.  Examine and analyze land use planning regulations as they relate to agricultural operations.\n4.  Analyze and explain how to care for livestock while demonstrating sustainable environmental conditions.\n5.  Analyze and demonstrate basic construction and maintenance of various livestock animal facilities while caring for livestock.\n6.  Demonstrate knowledge of general safety procedures and sustainable environmental practices of various livestock facilities."
    },
    {
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Students must complete 4 of the 5 available courses to receive a certificate. (0.0 credits)",
          "units": "72-432"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VOCE 565A",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO FARM MAINTENANCE",
          "units": "18-108",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VOCE 565B",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND HANDLING",
          "units": "18-108",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VOCE 565C",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO LAND USE PLANNING AND GRAZING",
          "units": "18-108",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VOCE 565D",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO LIVESTOCK HEALTH",
          "units": "18-108",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VOCE 565E",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO RANCH/TARGETED GRAZING BUSINESS",
          "units": "18-108",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total",
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