Tuesday, February 17, 2009

SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES OF ANIMAL TRAINING

Here is a partial listing of schools and universities that offer programs that can help students prepare for a zoological park career.

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Brigham Young University
Animal Health Technology Program
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 378-3042
www.byu.edu
Animal Health Technician, also a Bachelor's of Animal Science

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Colby Community College
Veterinary Technology Program
1255 South Range
Colby, KS 67701
(785) 462-3984
www.colby.cc.ks.us:8000/

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Colorado Mountain College
Veterinary Technology Program
Spring Valley Campus
3000 Co. Road 114
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 945-7481
www.coloradomtn.edu/

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Community College of Baltimore
2901 Liberty Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
Associate of Science degree in Science Technology, with emphasis on aquariology and zookeeping

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Cornell University
Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithica, NY 14853
Bird biology; correspondence course seminars in ornithology

• Emporia State University
1200 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
(877) GO-TO-ESU
www.emporia.edu
Programs in environmental biology and zoology emphasizing handling, care, and feeding; intern opportunities at Emporia and Sedgwick County Zoos
• Friends University of Wichita
Sedgwick County Zoo
Zoo Studies Programs
Friends University
Wichita, KS 67213
(800) 794-6945
www.friends.edu/
B.S. and M.S. programs with emphasis in Zoo Science, Zoo Management, and Zoo Education; requires 360 hours of practical experience at Sedgwick County Zoo
• Harcum Junior College
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(215) 525-4100 ext. 253
www.harcum.edu
Animal Health Technology; Laboratory Animal Science; Animal Center Management with a practicum at area zoos and wildlife facilities
• Houston Community College System
22 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 718-5059
www.hccs.cc.tx.us
Animal Health Management; Pet & Laboratory Animal Management; Ranch and Exotic Animal Management
• Humboldt State University
1 Harper Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
(707) 826-3011
www.humboldt.edu
B.S. and M.S. programs in aquarium sciences
• Los Angeles Pierce College
Animal Health Technology Program
6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91371
(818) 347-0551
www.piercecollege.com
• Michigan State University
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
(517) 355-8332
www.msu.edu
Courses in zookeeping and aquarium management; flexible programs to allow specialization in captive animal management
• Moorpark College
Exotic Animal Training and Management
7075 Campus Road
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 378-1400
www.moorpark.cc.ca.us/
Two-and-a-half year program including hands-on experience with campus animal compound earns an Associate of Science degree in Exotic Animal Training and Management.
• New Orleans Universities
Research Coordinator
Audubon Park Zoological Gardens
P.O. Box 4327
New Orleans, LA 70178
(888) 514-4275
www.uno.edu
Zoo research courses in anthropology, biology, and psychology
• Quinnipiac College
Laboratory Animal Technology Program
Mt. Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 228-5251
www.quinnipiac.edu
• San Diego Mesa College
Animal Health Technology Program
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 388-2600
http://intergate.sdmesa.sdccd.cc.ca.us/
• Santa Fe Community College
Box 1530
3000 N.W. 83rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 395-5000
www.santafe.cc.fl.us
A 74-hour program is available to train students in the vocation of Zookeeper, Park Naturalist, Animal Technician, and other husbandry fields; also a four-year program is available in cooperation with State University of New York at Oswego.
• University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-3261
www.ufl.edu/
Program relating to the health of captive wild animals
• University of Idaho
College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences
Moscow, ID 83843
(888) 8-UIDAHO
www.uidaho.edu/
Fish and wildlife courses with some orientation toward zookeeping
• University of Illinois
Department of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 351-2224
www.uiuc.edu
Animal caretaker curriculum
• University of Michigan
School of Natural Resources
Dana Building
430 E. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
(734) 764-1817
www.umich.edu/
Zoo Management and Administration, Landscape Architecture
• Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts
Department of Biological Sciences
Detroit, MI 48202
(877) WSU-INFO
www.wayne.edu
Zoo Management Program; directed study courses at the Detroit Zoo

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