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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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Want to help improve the health of animals? If so, this program will lay the groundwork for you to pursue careers in veterinary medicine, animal production, and animal welfare and conservation.
If you are planning to apply to Veterinary schools or a related graduate program, this minor will set you apart in this competitive field. In addition to gaining a strong science background, you’ll demonstrate to graduate programs that you are serious about pursuing a career related to animal science, conservation, and welfare. What’s more, you can pair this minor with our Pre-Veterinary Science program to further prepare you for a graduate program.
You’ll learn the basics of animal biology, diversity, physiology, behavior, and health. This will provide a strong background that is relevant to careers in veterinary medicine, animal production, animal welfare, and animal conservation. This program will pair your core courses in Biology and Chemistry with animal-specific courses in anatomy, behavior, and nutrition. You can also pair this minor with additional majors, including Biochemistry and Environmental Science.
This program will help set you on a course to join a profession that is currently in need. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2024-2034, the need for veterinary technicians is expected to increase by 9%, veterinarians by 10%, and animal caretakers by 11%. This demand outpaces demand in other fields.
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