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School and University Programs
(check with your school guidance counselor about other schools)
San Diego Mesa College
Animal Health Technology Program
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 560-2832
Animal Health Technician Program
Moorpark College
Exotic Animal Training and Management
7075 Campus Road
Moorpark, CA 93021
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.
Los Angeles Pierce College
Animal Health Technology Program
6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hissl, CA 91371
(818) 347-0551
Animal Health Technician Program
Colorado Mountain College
Veterinary Technology Program
Spring Valley Campus
3000 Co. Road 114
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(303) 945-7481
Veterinary Technician Program
Quinnipiac College
Laboratory Animal Technology Program
Mt. Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 228-5251
Animal Technician program
Santa Fe Community College
Box 1530
3000 N.W. 83rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32611
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
(904) 392-1791
Program relating to the health of captive wild animals
University of Idaho
College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-7323
Fish and wildlife courses with some orientation toward zookeeping
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
Programs in environmental biology and zoology emphasizing handling, care, and feeding;
intern opportunities at Emporia and Sedgwick County Zoos
Colby Community College
Veterinary Technology Program
1255 South Range
Colby, KS 67701
(913) 462-3985
Veterinary Technician Program
Friends University of Wichita
Sedgwick County Zoo
Zoo Studies Programs
Friends University
Wichita, KS 67213
(316) 295-5100 or (800) 577-2233
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
New Orleans local universities through:
Research Coordinator
Audubon Park Zoological Gardens
P.O. Box 4327
New Orleans, LA 70178
Zoo research courses in anthropology, biology, and psychology
Michigan State University
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
Courses in zookeeping and aquarium management; flexible programs to allow specialization
in captive animal management
Community College of Baltimore
2901 Liberty Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
Associate of Science degree in Science Technology, with emphasis on aquariology and
zookeeping
Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts
Department of Biological Sciences
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2899
Zoo Management Program; directed study courses at the Detroit Zoo
Cornell University
Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithica, NY 14853
Bird biology; correspondence course seminars in ornithology
Harcum Junior College
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(215) 525-4100 ext. 253
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
Animal Health Management; Pet & Laboratory Animal Management; Ranch and Exotic Animal
Management
Brigham Young University
Animal Health Technology Program
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 378-4294
Animal Health Technician, also a Bachelor's of Animal Science
