Here is a partial listing of schools and universities that offer programs that can help students prepare for a zoological park career.
| • | Brigham Young University |
| • | Colby Community College |
| • | Colorado Mountain College |
| • | Community College of Baltimore |
| • | Cornell University |
| • | 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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