Transferring from PCC to Cal Poly Pomona for Veterinary Technician program. How?
I am transfering from Cerritos for Agriculture. I found everything I needed at http://www.csupomona.edu/ after searching for agriculture major in the search field. Also community colleges list their transfer programs and the courses which are transferable.
Go to cal poly pomona to be a veterinarian?
I really want to be a verterinarian. Right now i live in the bay area and i was going to go to a community college for 2 years than transfer to uc davis. The only thing is that my living situation would be really hard going to uc davis. My whole family is in southern california [ i grew up there ] so i was thinking of going to cal poly pomona. they do have a animal science major there. My living situation would be a lot easier plus i love southern california a lot better than northern california. What should i do? I know uc davis is like top notch for vet schools.... but cal poly pomona seems nice too. Can i complete all of my schooling to be a vet a cal poly pomona? Does anyone know how good there veterinarian programs are? Or should i go to uc davis?
I want to go to school to be a veterinarian technician, where do I start to find the perfect school for me?
Please make sure that the school is at least *regionally* accredited. It's also crucial that the vet tech program is AVMA-accredited, too, as you seem to be aware :) This website has "regional accrediting organizations" (for schools): http://www.chea.org/Directories/regional... To search for accredited vet tech programs: https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelop... You're correct in that "stanbridge college" does *not* have "avma" accreditation, and it happens to *only* have national accreditation, which is basically a worthless accreditation :) If any community colleges have a vet tech program with "avma" accreditation, please consider that program. (Some vet tech programs have a waiting list, though.) Carrington College is a for-profit school, however, it is regionally accredited and has "avma" accreditation. Cosumnes River College is a *community college* that also has an AVMA-accredited vet tech program. Foothill College is a *community college*, too (and is AVMA-accredited). Los Angeles Pierce College is a *community college* and is AVMA-accredited. Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) is an AVMA-accredited *community college*. Yuba College is both a *community college* and has an AVMA-accredited program. Cal State Polytechnic - Pomona has a bachelor's (four-year) degree in "animal health science" that is AVMA-accredited. Pima Medical and Platt College are ONLY nationally accredited schools. General career info: http://www.bls.gov/ooh and can type into search. For U.S. colleges (including *community colleges* and/or *state-public universities*): http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
HELP! Cal Poly Pomona vs. Cal State Long Beach?
Go to CPP if it's better for your major. Animal science is in demand and highly regarded there since they provide a real hands on experience working with animals including the world famous Kellogg arabian horses. http://www.csupomona.edu/~equine/ LB CON: Low average SAT score of 960 means you'll be in a university with lower academic standards than CPP and definetly UCD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_... UCD would be super hard to get in for Vet, but if you do, go there.
What are the best reasons to attend Cal Poly?
Cheap as hellOutdoorsy things (if you like outdoors)!!!Amazing engineering!!!Learn by doing mottoReally hands onPeople are REALLY friendly (Oprah did name it the happiest city in the nation)Students are friendlySmall class sizesSmall class sizesBiggest class size I had was 100~ people (general ed) and as low as 20~ (major class)Small class sizes5 min walk to downtown SLOLots of secret places (underground tunnels, hidden swingset in architecture graveyard, etc)
With the ever growing cost of college, is the degree or institution more important in terms of the job market?
To answer this question you have to put yourself in the shoes of the “Job Market”, meaning an employer’s shoes. What is an employer dealing with when they have to hire someone or several someones? First they have to create a job description based on an understanding of the work that needs to be done. Next they have to let people know they have this opportunity. A very busy manager may do a poor quality description that is inadequate, or they may nail it and exactly describe what they need. They may put the posting in a local paper, or they may only tell people (staff and colleagues) that they have a need. Then there are the tens of thousands of applicants that just drown them in their already busy day and they have to sort through the responses to find someone they can hire and hopefully keep for long enough to get the job done and who can do the job.How the heck do they sort through this stuff?If they have a position for a newly minted college graduate and they get a thousand applications and referrals then there are short cuts like name brands and school reputations. If the manager is too swamped with work, one generic graduate for their first job is pretty much like any other. So hire the kid from prestigious college number one instead of state college number one thousand two hundred twelve. And since it is their first job the pay cost isn’t much different. The lazy manager assumes better quality people get accepted and graduate from prestige schools than state colleges. A great manager would never assume that.Here’s the point. A prestige school can help land that first job. After that the quality of your work, your expertise, and the value you bring to the team matter much much more than the place you studied. And since most college graduates get a first job the college doesn’t change that fact. Some are better at helping students/graduates find jobs in their fields and some are much worse. Some have faculty who are better at teaching the subjects and some much worse.The degree isn’t the point, the institution isn’t the point. The point is study and learn and master knowledge and learn to work well with teams of people. Over your life this last sentence in reverse order is more important than the degree or place you got the degree. If you can find a great set of faculty at a college that is inexpensive you will have the biggest lifetime bonus economically.