Associate’s Degree in Biology and Management of Zoo Animals

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Are you interested in working at a zoo or aquarium?  In this very competitive field, it helps to have good training!  Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon offers a unique opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree in Biology and Management of Zoo Animals.  Graduates are prepared to serve the zoological community in a variety of capacities including zookeeper or aquarist, animal trainer, zoo educator, animal presenter, wildlife rehabilitator, registrar and laboratory animal technician.

Students have the opportunity to work closely with animals and staff at the Oregon Zoo and to gain additional experience in related fields and at many other unique facilities in the region.  Our program has been designated as an official Learning Partner of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which means that some of the courses in the BMZA program will also qualify as required electives for different concentrations in the AZA Professional Development Certificate Program.  The AZA Certificates are organized into concentrations such as behavioral husbandry, education and interpretation, and management and operations.

Applications to the program will be accepted from mid-January to mid-April for the 2015-2017 program which begins in September 2015.  There are some prerequisites (see below), so if you want to apply, you will want to get these requirements done prior to April 2015.  More details follow below.  Please see the attachment and go to http://www.pcc.edu/programs/zoo-animals/ for further information.